College Drinking and Drug Use: How to determine if it’s a phase or a problem
College Drinking and Drug Use: How to determine if it’s a phase or a problem
Since 1993, the amount of college students who drink and binge drink has stayed about the same, but the intensity of excessive drinking and rates of drug abuse have jumped severely, according to The National Center on Addiction and Substance... Learn MoreIn the News: Jonathan Rhys Meyers Battle with Addiction
[caption id="attachment_11119" align="aligncenter" width="455"] www.wifflegif.com[/caption] Jonathan Rhys Meyers is commonly known for his roles in “The Tudors” and “Mission Impossible.” The star of the new NBC show Dracula has opened up recently about his battles with alcoholism and depression.... Learn MoreAsk Alkie
Is it possible to be sober and still have fun? I always thought that people who quit drinking and using drugs became pretty boring, irritable and even angry. People who don’t drink seem to spend all their time complaining about... Learn MoreMovie Review: Flight
Flight is a great movie that received excellent reviews. In this action-packed mystery thriller released in 2012, Denzel Washington gave a captivating performance as an alcoholic and drug addict pilot. What was this movie actually about? There were rumors floating... Learn MoreHow to Act in a 12 Step Meeting
Working a 12 Step program is about having discipline, respect, and being less self-seeking and selfish. Or at least it’s supposed to be. Sometimes, or a lot of times, when we go to meetings, others there clearly have some work... Learn More5 Advantages to Going to Rehab
Going to meetings is definitely what keeps me sober, but what are the advantages for going to Rehab? What are the differences between starting your journey of recovery with Rehab and starting with just going to meetings? From my own... Learn MoreScience of Selfishness: Alcoholics Misread Facial Cues
One of my favorite parts of the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book is the Doctors opinion. That is the part of the book where we can read what the medical aspect of our disease is, which includes learning that this disease... Learn MoreOne Addict’s Story
The Webster Dictionary’s definition for addiction says “Compulsive need for and use of a habit forming substance characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal.” All I think of when I hear the word addiction is – I... Learn MoreAm I an Enabler? Take this Quiz and Find Out!
What is Enabling? Enabling is used to describe dysfunctional behavior that is intended to help resolve a specific problem but in fact may prolong the problem or make it worse. Being an enabler means taking responsibility, blame, or making... Learn MoreScott Stapp: Addiction, Recovery, and New Album
Scott Stapp’s last drink was in 2011. “I'm an alcoholic and an addict in recovery. I'm very allergic to alcohol. Every time I drink it I break out in handcuffs and end up on the six o'clock news. I'm proud... Learn MoreSugar Addiction in Sobriety
Even before I got clean and was exposed to “the rooms” and the culture within, I remember hearing and repeating jokes about the coffee and the sugar. The sweet, sweet mountains of refined sugar that recovering alcoholics seemed to live... Learn MoreControversial Addiction Treatments: Brain Surgery in China
For some time now, the scientific and medical communities have had a better understanding about addiction. With the discovery of what is often referred to as “the alcoholic gene,” there is greater clarity on the nature of addiction – that... Learn More
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