Jan 18, 2019 | Clean Recovery Articles
How do you support someone suffering from drug and/or alcohol addiction? The addict is a very sick person who needs to get well. In fact, a person deep in their addiction is temporarily insane. This is hard for many people to accept. Addiction is not a character flaw...
Jan 7, 2019 | Clean Recovery Articles, Resources
Most parents of suffering addicts agonize over these questions: Why is this happening? Can’t they just stop? How can they be so self destructive? Why do they keep hurting themselves and everyone else? Is my son or daughter just a bad person? Are they simply insane?...
Sep 6, 2018 | Clean Recovery Articles
Alcoholism and drug addiction effect families tremendously. They also impact friends, employers and many others. Big question – How do you support suffering addicts without enabling them? This is a matter that most family members, friends, bosses and co-workers...
Apr 11, 2018 | Posts by Lara
It’s hard to watch Calvin today. We were so in love at one point in our lives. I remember the first time I met him. He had the most handsome smile. He was sitting on the curb with a guitar in hand and belting out lyrics to one of his original songs. He loved The...
Mar 22, 2018 | Posts by Lara
I didn’t think that I would be smoking crack in the bathroom at work, but that’s where it ended. I was an MBA, a professional – I was raised in a nice, loving suburban home. I was given everything I needed and more. Addiction doesn’t discriminate. It shows up even...