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9 Qualities of an Emotionally Sober Person Emotional sobriety is about finding and maintaining our emotional equilibrium, so it has everything to do with being able to self-regulate and find balance when we’re off-kilter. Emotional sobriety is especially important to those of us in recovery because, when... Learn More

In the News: Rick Scott’s Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients Proves Costly and Ineffective The state of Florida started requiring urine tests back in 2011 for welfare applicants and state workers to screen for drugs, which did not last long but has a continued effect on the states financial spending as politicians fight for... Learn More

The 5 Most Notorious Drug Urban Legends (That Are Actually Mostly True) We’ve all heard the crazy drug urban legends and may have even believed some of them. Like, if you’ve taken 7 hits of acid in your lifetime, you are considered to be clinically insane. This one’s false, but, there is... Learn More

11 Things Only Men in Recovery Understand Recovery has a large population of men, and in sobriety most guys step up and step out of ego and immaturity (or we at least try) in order to be better men. We typically have pride, ambition, and reputation to get... Learn More

Heroin is Movin’ On Up: New Study Shows 75% Of Heroin Addicts Now Live In Suburban Areas We’ve seen plenty of coverage about it in the news – heroin is currently an epidemic in this country and its use is far-reaching, even into areas like middle-class suburbia. But, now according to HealthDay via WebMD News a study... Learn More

5 Ways to Get Out of Your Own Head It is true a mind is a terrible thing to waste, but some would say you can waste too much time stuck in your own mind. As important as reflection and self-knowledge can be in recovery, it is not always... Learn More

The 6 Most Ridiculous Portrayals of 12 Step Groups on TV [caption id="attachment_11749" align="aligncenter" width="421"] www.wifflegif.com[/caption] Television and the media are all about dramatization. It is the Medias job to do everything possible to take any situation and make it intense or entertaining in some way to draw the audience into... Learn More

7 Ways to Be Spiritual Even if You Don’t Believe in God The concept of spirituality is kind of convoluted in that there’s no one agreed-upon definition. But that’s also the really cool thing about it. Your spirituality is up to you to define and decide what it means and what it... Learn More

In the News: Another Broward County Judge Arrested for DUI Yet another Broward County judge has been arrested for DUI after she crashed her BMW into a parked Broward Sheriff's Office vehicle. Judge Lynn Rosenthal is now out on bond. Rosenthal, 56, was appointed to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court... Learn More

6 Ways To Convince Someone To Go To Rehab Generally speaking, the person who is abusing substances is the last one to realize that they have a real problem, this is due to the very real phenomenon of denial. Often times, it is their loved ones who notice first.... Learn More

How I Found My Passion in Sobriety The gifts of sobriety are incredible. All people are born with potential to find something they truly love to do and pursue that with passion. The genuine love for the things we do and the emotional connection to achieving new... Learn More

In the News: Wiz Khalifa Arrested for Possession of Pot [caption id="attachment_11719" align="aligncenter" width="384"] El Paso Police Department/AP Photo[/caption] On May 25th, rapper Wiz Khalifa was arrested in a West Texas airport for possession of marijuana. El Paso police issued a statement that said, because Khalifa was traveling without identification,... Learn More

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