If you think hard core prescription drug addiction can’t happen to you, or the ones you love, you’d be wrong and you wouldn’t even know it. All-American Denver GrandMother: From Heroin Addict to Inspiration  If you looked up “all-American mom” in the dictionary, Cynthia Scudo’s picture would be the first thing

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How people use yoga as part of their journey from serious addiction problems to a new life of well-being and emotional stability. These folks aren’t shy about their 12 step affiliation. This a deep dive behind the curtain that is 12 step anonymity. If you’ve ever wanted to peek behind

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Greg Merson, the 26-year-old World Series of Poker Champion gets personal and shares his recovery from cocaine and oxy while managing to thrive in the world of high-stakes, hard-partying professional poker. If you follow poker, you know Greg Merson. He dominated the seven week long 2012 World Series of

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Trent Reznor, the charismatic front man of Nine Inch Nails, COO of Beat Music and highly sought after film composer lets us in on how he keeps his creative juices going while sober and relentlessly and fearlessly pushing forward. NIN released their debut record 25 years ago and Reznor

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It is the first official weekend of summer! AKA Memorial Day! AKA Sober Memorial Day Weekend for some of us! As we all know, this is the time most people kick-off their summer partying. BBQs, the beach, summer nights, outdoor concerts and fireworks which almost always include alcohol consumption.

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Carole Bennett, has compiled what she calls The Pyramid of Change. The Pyramid of Change is the 6 phases of the alcoholic/addict from the beginnings of irresponsible behavior to full blown wreckage. Where do you fall on the pyramid? Phase 1 – You can tell something just isn’t right. You start

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Of course, we are not saying to avoid dating folks who are in recovery. People who have found a spiritual path and are taking responsibility for their lives. Quite the contrary. People with solid recovery can become some of the best people to date.  We are talking about not

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Vicodin is extremely addictive.  It is made from a combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen. It is commonly prescribed after surgery. Due to its extremely addiction nature, Vicodin abuse and Vicodin addiction are a problem. If you think you have a Vicodin addiction or know someone with one, here are three

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There are a lot of misconceptions about drug abuse and addiction. We offer these 5 myths to help you better understand drug abuse and addiction. MYTH 1: If you want to, you can stop using drugs at anytime. It’s just a matter of will power. When someone uses drugs for

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This is huge news and we couldn’t be happier. From May 5-9, HuffPost Live is airing a unique week-long series about the social impacts of drug addiction. “The War on Addiction” is a week long series that will open up the following topics for discussion: controversial addiction treatment methods, how the stigma

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