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It didn’t begin with a sports injury or from rummaging through someone’s medicine cabinet. There was no root canal gone wrong or a fall from

The holiday season is supposed to be a joyous time spent with family and friends, but when you are struggling with drug addiction, it can

Some say there’s no hope with dope. But for people who’ve toked for years, there’s hope if you want to quit dope. Most stoners seek

Each year, I receive thousands of emails seeking recovery support. Most of these emails are sent on behalf of the addicted person. And this emphasizes

Almost all addictions to prescription drugs begin in the doctor’s office. It’s a truth that’s sad to admit. These men and women are charged with

The senior population, those 65 and older, is booming, and according to the U.S. Census Bureau is set to reach 83.7 million by 2050, nearly double the population of

Substance addiction is a complex illness characterized by powerful and, at times, irresistible cravings, along with compulsive substance seeking and use. Although the path to

Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide (Third Edition) states that, “Remaining in treatment for an adequate period of time is critical. The appropriate duration for

According to the Harvard Mental Health Letter, opiates are “outranked only by alcohol as humanity’s oldest, most widespread, and most persistent drug problem.”  This problem,

Ever since its original publishing, the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous makes many references to God. At Discovery Place, a concerted effort is made to avoid placing restrictions on,

Trapped in the Well of Addiction Imagine, for a moment, the analogy of a child trapped in a well. After an unlucky slip, the toddler

Okay, so you’re sober now. But keep clean long enough, and someone will ask you if you’d like a drink. If you haven’t prepared a