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How Do We Help Those Who Seem Unwilling to Help Themselves?

What is rock bottom anyway? How far does a person have to fall before they hit bottom? How bad does their life have to get?

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Understanding the Opioid Epidemic and the Three Waves of Opiate Related Overdoses

It is no secret that our country’s ongoing drug crisis has been heavily attributed to the opioid epidemic, but how did we get here? How did drugs like heroin make such a big comeback and later evolve into even more dangerous street drugs such as fentanyl?

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Stigmas and the Barriers Created in Overcoming Addiction

Hopeless, junkie, thief, drunk, trash, bum, a lost cause. The list can go on and on when using adjectives to describe an addict in need of help, all stigmas created by the way society views people who seem lost to drug addiction.

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Drug Overdoses Projected at Record High in 2019, Fears of a Surge in 2020

A record number of overdoses occurred in 2019, as nearly 71,000 are projected to have lost their lives as a result of a drug overdose, according to preliminary data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health...

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Drug Overdoses Spiking in Midst of Pandemic

The early warnings appear to have come true regarding what effect the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent quarantine would have on the escalating opioid epidemic and overdoses.

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A Local Epidemic of Laced Heroin Caused Skin Necrosis

I came across quite the graphic depiction of an addict’s arms the other day, the flesh on the arms appearing to have been eaten away like something out of a zombie film.

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Steelers QB Roethlisberger Speaks out on Past Addictions

Ben Roethlisberger has been making headlines in recent days after speaking out and admitting he has struggled with alcohol and porn addictions over the years.

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Perspective, Persuasion, and Saying No

Here is a great story from one of our recent graduates. She wrote this towards the end of her program when reflecting on a very impactful time in her life, one in which a simple choice based on persuasion led her back to a path of destruction.

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A Message to Families Suffering from Addiction: Come Together

We see it every day, the difference between divisiveness vs. coming together for a common goal, what can be achieved when people work together vs. the other side of the coin, where people can’t see eye to eye and the only thing accomplished is a heated...

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Tragedy or Redemption: Where Will Your Path Lead?

One of the most tragic circumstances of the current COVID-19 pandemic is that people are unable to be with their loved ones who are succumbing to the virus during their final hours.

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The Hard but Necessary Truth

Here is a good perspective from one of our successful graduates on how getting honest with himself and others has helped him both to overcome his addiction and stay clean: I have been thinking a lot recently about the ability to speak your mind in any...

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When It Becomes Time for the Country to Rebuild, We Need to Think Big Picture

When It Becomes Time for the Country to Rebuild, We Need to Think Big Picture Every day across the globe, structures are torn down with the goal of building something better in its place.

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I’m Terrified of Needles but I Have Plenty of Tattoos and Scars

Each of the tattoos I have on my arms and body all tell separate stories of my journeys through life, the places I come from, the people I love, even the music I have written. They all mean something to me and are things I can be proud of.

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The Giant in the Room

This was written by one of our successful graduates and offers his unique perspective on addiction, his experience with it, and his road to slaying the Giant. Everyday more and more people wake up and find themselves in unfamiliar territory.

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The Power of Getting Honest and Regaining Trust

Lying is something that happens daily in people’s lives, whether it’s lying or being lied to, it’s all around in some form or another. When it comes to drug addicts, lying tends to be a lot more frequent.

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How Recovery Was Achieved When It Stopped Being about the Drugs

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about personal accountability and how much learning the true nature of that for myself helped me turn the corner in overcoming my addiction.

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While Country Braces for Coronavirus, Now Is the Time to Get Well If you are Struggling with Addiction

As I’m sure a lot of you have done, I have been following the news closely as we enter unprecedented times with the World Health Organization recently naming the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic.

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Nothing Worth Having Comes Free

I’d like to say that family is the most important thing to me and has been my entire life, but that wouldn’t be entirely truthful.

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As Coronavirus Officially Becomes a Pandemic, Addiction Marches On

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve likely heard all about the Coronavirus and the efforts to contain it from spreading.

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The Truth About Relationships as an Addict

Relationships are something that we as humans simply crave in our lives, and some, if not most of these relationships can be healthy and productive to an individual, but as an addict in a relationship, staying afloat long enough to feel anything is the...