Holidays can be a challenging time for those of us in recovery. Learn how you can properly navigate these times and allow yourself to fully appreciate these moments. Holidays should be a time of love and happiness, not fretting about relapse.
As a parent, you are responsible for protecting and informing your children about illnesses, dangers, and what acceptable and unacceptable actions are in life. Children primarily rely on their parents, and other close peers to steer their own decisions. Parents should educate themselves about drug use and facts, in order to give their children correct…
Substance Abuse still seems to be a fragile topic. Unlike you, most people turn a blind eye to the entire situation. On hearing “substance abuse” most people associate it with the homeless person on the sidewalk, or the junkie in the alley and say, “not in my life”. The reality is the problem hits a…
Alcohol Alcohol is a depressant which means it inhibits the central nervous system (CNS). This essentially impairs physical and psychological activity. CNS depressants like alcohol reduce brain activity and awareness by blocking messages from nerve receptors to the brain; this changes a person’s judgments, perceptions, movements, emotions, and senses. Alcohol is made through the process…