Since many drugs are often referred to by their street names, you might not know the difference between a hit of Tina and a gram of Amy. When drugs slide under the radar by pseudonyms, they can penetrate both deep crevices and unassuming social hotspots in a wave of destruction. Though they are often lumped…
So, you’re sober and damn proud of it. Or maybe you’re trying your very best to get back on the straight and narrow. Perhaps you have a buddy that needs to be. Whatever the case, you may be finding yourself with a less than desirable social life, because guess what, alcohol is everywhere. Literally everywhere.…
Drug or alcohol abuse always carries the risk of overdose. When using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol or legal drugs, a tolerance builds, so an addict needs more and more of the substance to get the desired effect. Overdoses can be intentional or unintentional and can happen at any time. Unfortunately, drug overdose deaths more…
Learning how to support children whose parents are addicts is important. Foster parents often care for children of drug addicts. They go through training to understand the children’s needs. Anyone caring for the children of drug-addicted parents must learn the skills needed to support the young ones. Dealing with Alcoholic Parents In the United States,…
A 2014 study by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health revealed that 21.5 million Americans 12 years and older suffer from an addiction. About 80% of that number is suffering from alcohol addiction, and another 7 million is battling through a drug habit. Addiction is progressive by nature. With continued use, it can…
Going through an addiction, even when rehab has aided in recovery, is a long and grueling journey. When the high wears off and an addict begins to pick up the pieces of their life, they often face an amalgam of problems. Recovering addicts must hold down a job, commit to sobriety, establish new routines, and…
Addiction is a chronic disease of the brain. Until we accept this definition, we cannot fully understand the plight of recovery. As loved ones, it’s easy to get so wrapped up in our own perspective of recovery that we neglect to remember it’s not our battle. We at United Recovery Project, we help you understand…
Many people wonder, “Will I lose my job if I go to rehab?” According to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 76 percent of substance abusers are employed, yet only about 10 percent are in treatment. This tells us that the majority of people struggling with substance abuse or addiction are so…
Addiction takes a huge toll on relationships. Other than parents’ relationships with their children, marriages tend to suffer the most under the strain of addiction. Certainly, there are few issues in a relationship that wreaks as much havoc as addiction does. Substance abuse or addiction usually brings lying, cheating, stealing and/or manipulating along for the…
How do we understand alcoholism when the root of the problem stems from legal behavior? Where is the turning point? Alcohol is everywhere — at parties, at work, at school, at home… How can we possibly skim the crowd and find the abusers? More importantly, how can we pick out the functioning alcoholics? This is…
