Category Archives: About Addiction

Maintaining your recovery from addiction is something you have to work at every day. That means managing your stress levels, … Continue reading Eating Healthy During the Holidays: 5 Ways to Avoid Sugar in Recovery →

You know you have a drug problem, but you’ve been putting off seeking treatment for one reason or another. And … Continue reading 7 Reasons to Start Your Addiction Recovery Before the Holidays →

Things started out normal enough. You had a good relationship with your significant other or loved one. But then they … Continue reading 4 Signs of Codependency in Addiction →

You can’t point to a specific day, time or event that everything changed. All you know is your spouse hasn’t … Continue reading Is My Loved One Depressed? 5 Signs of Depression in Adults →

Ladies, we’re living in a time where women’s empowerment has never been more prominent. Brands are spending millions of advertising … Continue reading How to Ask for Addiction Help as a Woman →

We’re taught at an early age that we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Or in other words, we … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Drug Addict: What Your Loved One Goes Through →

“The world doesn’t revolve around you!” Sound familiar? Chances are your parents used this argument on you at least once … Continue reading The Ripple Effect: How Your Addiction Affects Family and Friends →

Colorado has certainly become the pioneer state for decriminalizing drugs. After legalizing marijuana back in 2014, the state’s largest city … Continue reading Decriminalized Psilocybin Mushrooms: What These Drugs are All About →

Is marijuana a harmless “soft drug” or is it a gateway drug into harder, more illicit drug addiction? When you … Continue reading Is Marijuana a Gateway Drug to Harder Substances? →

For years, we’ve thought of addiction as a disease, meaning that it’s either something you can’t escape or it’s something … Continue reading A New Way of Thinking: What is Addiction Spectrum? →

Recreational marijuana became legal in Colorado on Nov. 6, 2012. By January of 2014, marijuana was commercially available, forever changing … Continue reading Is Legal Marijuana in Colorado Causing Problems? →

Let’s be honest: Drugs and alcohol make you feel absolutely great. That’s why people use them. But addiction makes you … Continue reading 6 Excuses Addicts Tell Themselves →