Tag: drug and alcohol abuse

  • Surge in Babies Born Into Drug Addiction Makes Effective Rehab More Critical

    It’s been a natural progression that has meant anguish for thousands of newborn babies. First it was the increase in the number of prescriptions for addictive painkillers. Second, a growing number of people who are addicted to these drugs need rehab to get sober again.  Third, since some of these people who become addicted are…

  • Five Tips for Living Successfully With Sobriety

    It has been a long and tough road, but you did it; you became sober and you should be proud of yourself. You now have the rest of your life in front of you, and you are going to face challenges with your sobriety. Knowing and understanding how to deal with these challenges will make…

  • The Priciest Rehabilitation Centers in the World

    While checking into a rehabilitation center isn’t the cheapest endeavor to begin with, some facilities have gone above and beyond to offer their recovering addicts luxury and perks – and with those five-star amenities comes a whopping five-star price tag. It’s true: the rich and the famous (or just the rich) can spend more in…

  • Why the Ban on Bath Salts Isn’t Enough

    Surely, you’ve heard the stories via the news or circulating on the internet. Stories of people acting violently, harming themselves or others, getting extremely ill or even dying. It’s a wave taking place across the country and has been attributed to one sole thing: bath salts. When the designer drug craze known as bath salts…

  • Consciousness | Growing, Pain, Healing and Joy

    “We cannot go back. We can only go forward.” -M. Scott Peck, M.D. Here in-lies a bittersweet truth of evolving into consciousness. Once we see, we can never unsee. We can never go back. Find comfort in knowing that ignorance is, in fact, not bliss. Since we cannot go back, we must grow up. Growing…