Debunking the “Clean in 30 Days” Myth
Substance use treatment has grown and changed significantly from its roots in the peer-treatment/self help models. In addition, the sober homes of the mid-to-late... Read more.
Why Getting Sober is Difficult
Being an addict isn’t easy. We bend over backward to acquire that next drink or drug, reorganize our lives to suit our addiction better, and slowly deteriorate... Read more.
Video Game Addiction is Here
Video Game Addiction & Mental Illness According to the World Health Organization, video game addiction is now considered to be a legitimate form of mental illness.... Read more.
A Story of Relapse: Episode II
I was first introduced to Alcoholics Anonymous when I was 18. Addiction runs in my family, and my parents warned me at an early age that I might have “the gene.”... Read more.
A Story of Relapse: Episode I
The definition of relapse is, “suffering deterioration after a period of temporary improvement.” This temporary improvement is something that I’ve learned... Read more.
Case Management for Teens
When you are suffering from substance abuse, or are close to someone who is, chaos becomes the new normal. At the core of addiction is arriving at a point in your... Read more.
Ketamine: A Personal Medical Experience
My Ketamine Experience: “I started to think, have I gone into some futuristic place? Then I wondered if I was dead because nothing made sense to me – my wife... Read more.
Opiate Addiction is an Epidemic
I was in my first year of Graduate School at the University of Washington when I injured myself in a movement class. I herniated a disc in my lower back and was... Read more.
A New Way of Life
I want to start out by thanking God for my recovery. It is a sheer miracle that I am sober. My life is good today, not because of anything materialistic or external,... Read more.
Adderall & Methamphetamine: How are they Similar?
“I remember the first time I did adderall and methamphetamine. I tried it, and I just felt invincible, like nothing could stop me. I wanted to do this the rest... Read more.