Author: Justin Mckibben The ‘War on Drugs’ is not something that anyone would say should be taken lightly. It is true that addiction to drugs and alcohol is a dangerous…
By Cheryl Steinberg The nation’s top drug-control official, Michael Botticelli, just might be the person for the job, considering his first-hand experience with substance abuse. As the Nation’s acting drug…
Author: Justin Mckibben The CVS Pharmacy empire has been around for years providing medications to people across the nation, and they just recently announced that it would offer the opiate…
Cocaine Detox and Addiction Treatment South Florida: What you need to know Cocaine is a Schedule II controlled substance, meaning that, although there are limited medical uses attributed to…
Author: Justin Mckibben Sobriety is about so much more than being able to stop drinking or using drugs. That is because addiction to drugs and alcohol itself is about…
Author: Justin Mckibben The word compulsion is a noun, and the definition of compulsion has three main categories: The act of compelling; constraint; coercion. The state or condition of being compelled. A strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act,…
By Cheryl Steinberg A new study reveals that access to medical marijuana appears to already have saved thousands of lives over the past few years by reducing accidental overdose deaths…
By Cheryl Steinberg “It’s a fundamental need to have a good sense of self. Without it, people may become pathologically unhappy with themselves, and that can lead to some very…
Author: Justin Mckibben As a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, it is funny to talk about how insane my logic used to be, and how I could justify so many…
you’re like, “I got this.” By Cheryl Steinberg As a sort of tongue-in-cheek exercise, a different version of the 12 Steps were written. These steps are basically a guideline of…
Author: Justin Mckibben The ‘Catch-22’ of addiction is a tricky delusion that too many addicts too often find themselves stuck in, which can quickly turn to a scary back-slide into…
Author: Justin Mckibben One of the most incredible experiences I have been blessed to have in recovery is to work in the treatment industry. Working in the field of addiction…