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Young and Sober

Friday, February 1st, 2013 by Tim S. • Personal Stories

I would like to stay anonymous. I am 21 years old and have been sober now for 463 days. I grew up in a small city where everyone knows everyone and no one has privacy. My father who struggled with addiction became a successful business owner in our small city. He raised me the best he could, but I am in control of my own choices. I started drinking at a young age, 12...Read more...

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CNN – “Without screening, doctors may miss alcohol problems”

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 by Tim S. • Addiction News

Clinicians are missing alcohol problems in almost three out of four patients because they don’t screen for the behavior and instead go with their gut feelings to catch the problem, according to a study published this week in the Annals of Family Medicine. Experts say asking patients a few questions about their drinking habits can lead to interventions that may help...Read more...

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Love Addiction Treatment Centers – What They Do and How They Work

Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 by Lisa Hann • Alcohol & Addiction Treatment

If your life revolves around love and relationships, you might be addicted to love. In fact, the Robert Palmer song describes it well; “You can’t sleep, you can’t eat…” Love addiction can have many different debilitating consequences. A person’s entire life can be derailed by their addiction to love and inability to achieve emotional stability or focus on...Read more...

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Components of a Successful Intervention – Tips and Ideas

Monday, October 1st, 2012 by Lisa Hann • Addiction Help

The A&E television show Intervention has given us a firsthand look into many actual interventions. We’ve seen the struggles of addicts and alcoholics; we’ve seen the struggles of their friends and family; and we’ve seen the personal and emotional events of an intervention unfold. Things don’t always go as planned, but when they do, the addict enters...Read more...

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Keeping a Recovery Community Around You

Monday, April 16th, 2012 by Lisa Hann • 12-Step, Early Sobriety, Getting Sober, Relapse Prevention

Keeping a recovery community around you is very important to staying well and sober. You need supportive people to help you through the rough times. As much as you’d like to think you’re strong enough, you can’t do it alone, and you don’t have to. Keeping a recovery community is a way to give yourself a better chance at success. For most addicts and alcoholics,...Read more...

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Drug Abuse in Adopted Children

Thursday, March 8th, 2012 by Lisa Hann • All Articles

According to a recent study published Online First in Archives of General Psychiatry, adopted children whose biological parents had a drug problem, are more likely to abuse drugs themselves. A 2008 study, by Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine said about 120,000 children are adopted each year in the U.S, with 40,00 of the adoptions being international. The...Read more...

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Help Is Available – Try Recovery Coaching

Thursday, January 26th, 2012 by Kathleen K. • All Articles

How can we possibly face all of the challenges that life throws our way? It can be overwhelming at times. If you then add recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction to the mix, it can sometimes send people over the edge. Fortunately, there are recovery resources available to help those looking to live a clean and sober life. One of the possibilities is working with a...Read more...

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Al-Anon – A 12-Step Program for Family and Friends

Thursday, January 19th, 2012 by Kathleen K. • All Articles

I can remember the anxiety I felt each time my loved one would come stumbling home from another night out of drinking. I would be filled with fear, wondering if he was going to be angry or weepy or giddy. Most evenings I would pretend to be asleep in order to avoid any confrontation. I hated living the way I was living, but I did not know what to do to change what was...Read more...

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Surrender

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 by Lisa Hann • Relationships in Recovery

Surrendering The word surrender always had a negative connotation to it. Surrender was something I never wanted to familiarize myself with. I was taught that quitting was cowardly, and I associated surrendering in that way. I always trekked on in life, whether it be with partying or bad relationships. Never surrender was instilled in my brain, and was a mantra I lived...Read more...

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The Faces of Addiction…

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 by Susan S. • All Articles

I am the mother of 4 amazing kids. Three are now adults, and one just 9 and in the third grade. As each of them was born I can vividly remember looking at their sweet faces wondering just what they would be when they grew up. Don’t we all do that? We wonder things like; will they become a Doctor, Teacher, Congressmen, will they cure cancer, build tall buildings or...Read more...