The ABC’s About One of the Most Addictive Prescription Drugs: Opioids

The ABC’s About One of the Most Addictive Prescription Drugs: Opioids

According to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), nearly 19 million Americans aged 12 and older misuses prescription drugs, and 1 percent of Americans aged 12 and older has a prescription drug use disorder.[1] When I was young, I clearly remember my mother was prescribed drugs to help her…

Feeling Flat, Bored or Stale? 4 Tips for Energizing Your Daily Program of Recovery

Like most of us who’ve experienced the roller coaster highs and lows of being addicted to alcohol and/or drugs, I’ve never found my life “boring.” Still, there certainly have been times since getting clean-and-sober when I recognized the energy I was feeling about my daily recovery program wasn’t up to par, was missing something. Given…