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The Three Deadliest Drugs Just So Happen to Be Legal By Cheryl Steinberg In case you didn’t know, the legalization of certain drugs and the prohibition of others rarely has to do with actual science. So, for example alcohol, tobacco, and prescription drugs are all legal. They are also the... Learn More

Is Tramadol Safe for People in Recovery? By Cheryl Steinberg I just celebrated two years of sobriety, being clean and sober from all mood and mind-altering substances, save for caffeine and nicotine (nicotine-free now for 6 months). In my addiction, I used and abused anything I... Learn More

Alarming Top 10% in American Alcohol Use Author: Justin Mckibben Some Americans go home after a long day, and tend to ‘unwind’ by having a glass of wine with dinner. Just that one glass would put someone in the top 30% of American adults in terms of... Learn More

Remembering 25 Years of National Recovery Month Author: Justin Mckibben As the month of September comes to a close for the year 2014 it is awesome to be able to take a look at the good being done and the efforts to effectively raise awareness about addiction,... Learn More

Deadly Drug Combos: Alcohol and Painkillers Author: Justin Mckibben Drug abuse and addiction is pretty well known as a deadly issue that stands on its own, and it may seem more obvious that mixing different dangerous narcotics can be a serious mistake, but one thing that... Learn More

Crazy News Stories of the Week Author: Justin Mckibben Ladies and gentlemen, this weeks crazy news is one full of risky work activity, country music, skunks, and my favorite... JUSTICE! So we will start off with probably my favorite story of this week and talk about... Learn More

Robin Thicke: Real Drug Problem or Backpedaling to Save His Butt? [caption id="attachment_13722" align="aligncenter" width="300"] via commons.wikimedia.org[/caption] By Cheryl Steinberg In case you haven’t heard, there’s new controversy surrounding last year’s Song of the Summer, “Blurred Lines” co-written by Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, and Clifford “T.I.” Harris, Jr. But this time,... Learn More

9 Myths about Recovery (that everyone believes) Author: Justin Mckibben The concept of recovery from addiction to drugs or alcohol is a strange and abstract idea to people who aren’t in recovery. Even everyone in recovery can remember a time when they themselves had no idea what... Learn More

What it Means to “Step Over Bodies” in Early Recovery Author: Justin Mckibben That more depressing cliché saying you might hear in recovery, whether in the rooms of 12 Step meetings, in rehabs and halfway houses, or even from therapists and sponsors is a little morbid, sometimes effective, and an... Learn More

9 Really Random and Unexpected Perks of Sobriety Author: Justin Mckibben Sobriety, that freedom from drugs and alcohol through the practice of learning, applying, and sharing new principles based on emotional, interpersonal, and spiritual growth provides the addict or alcoholic with gifts often beyond measure. Many of these... Learn More

7 Real World Benefits of Decriminalized Drugs Author: Justin Mckibben In the recent months, and over the past year in several areas, there has been a lot of legislation in regards to creating a bill designated to regulate marijuana for medical reasons. A few states have already passed legislation specifically... Learn More

The 9 Common Traits of (Most) Recovering Addicts Author: Justin Mckibben The recovery community has always been made up of people who would not normally mix. With such a variety of unique and awesome individuals, the recovery community thrives with personality and perspective. That being said, there are... Learn More

The Three Deadliest Drugs Just So Happen to Be Legal

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