Day 70 – Life is Real!
Good Morning A Way Out! Day 70! WAHOO!!! Going strong and feeling strong. I must say that this past week I finally had some down days of sobriety. I realize that it will not always be rainbows [...]
Young People Surprised By Risky Synthetic Drugs They Considered Safe
Updated January 25, 20166:15 PM ET Published January 23, 201610:42 AM ET Commentary by Dr. Leana Wen, Baltimore City Health Commissioner My 14-year-old patient grabbed my hand and told me that he [...]
Understanding Addiction’s 3 Stages Could Help Us Treat The Disease
This post is taken from the Huffington Post 1/28/16 by Sara G. Miller Addiction actually changes the brain. Experts who research addiction have long argued that it is a disease of the brain. Now, [...]
The Nature of the Disease
End-of-year e-mails from advocacy organizations usually make a last-minute pitch for financial support before the calendar flips to a new year. The final e-mail of 2015 from Faces & Voices of [...]
Opioid Addiction Treatment Is Not a One Size Fits All
Addicted to prescription painkillers after a high-school sports injury, Cameron Burke moved on to heroin, which was cheaper and more easily accessible. His parents tried everything, more than [...]