What is the Best Way to Love an Addict?

Feb 15, 2021

What is the Best Way to Love an Addict? Loving someone in active addiction to alcohol or drugs can be extremely difficult. The pain that the suffering addict inflicts on themselves and others can be indescribable. Hurt feelings and worse abound. The suffering addict,...

Understand and Avoid the Temptation to Use Drugs During the Holidays

Dec 29, 2020

Understand and Avoid the Temptation to Use Drugs During the Holidays While media portrays the holiday season as a time for family togetherness and joyous revelry, not everyone feels like celebrating. If you struggle with drug addiction, the temptation to use may feel...

Why Holidays Can Be So Depressing

Dec 16, 2020

Why Holidays Can Be So Depressing The holidays can be depressing for a lot of people, even those who don’t struggle with mental challenges such as drug addiction, alcoholism, anxiety or depression. Some have family or friends they don’t click with and only see during...

Florida Drug Use Statistics

Dec 7, 2020

Florida Drug Use Statistics With drug addiction and overdose continuing to plague the U.S., many people are realizing that the “War on Drugs” being waged by law enforcement is not doing enough to reduce these numbers. In fact, law enforcement efforts may...

Cold Turkey – Great Leftovers, Not a Great Action for Addicts

Nov 23, 2020

Cold Turkey – Great Leftovers, Not a Great Action for Addicts Thanksgiving is November 26. Although it might not be the same celebration nationwide due to COVID-19, it will still be a festive time as families consume turkey, mashed potatoes and all the trimmings. In...