Making Amends
The reality of alcoholism is that it will only get worse. Patterns of use follow a pathway snaking deeper and deeper into the murkiest reaches of human behavior. Tolerance steadily builds and [...]
Hello to All the Wonderful Folks
Hello to all the wonderful folks involved with A Way Out. While I am not able to attend the Alumni Picnic, I wanted to send my good wishes and my thanks for all you did for me during my tough [...]
Be You. And, Only You,
Be you. Be ONLY you. Recovery is about rewriting your own story. All too often we beat ourselves up over mistakes and consequences of our addiction. Rewrite the story to embrace the journey and [...]
Psychedelics Are Going Mainstream, Because the Mainstream Needs Them
Some experts predict practices like MDMA therapy will be legal in as little as three years. Photo via Shutterstock An event begins, like so many ritualized psychedelic experiences do, with a [...]
Newly developed therapeutic shown to combat drug addiction
June 29, 2018, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston A new therapeutic may help reverse chemical imbalances made to the brain by habitual drug use and could one day help recovering drug [...]
World Drug Report 2018: opioid crisis, prescription drug abuse expands; cocaine and opium hit record highs
26 June 2018 – The non-medical use of prescription drugs is becoming a major threat to public health and law enforcement worldwide with opioids causing the most harm and accounting for 76 [...]
A Letter to A Way Out
Dear Friends at A Way Out, Thank you very much for the support for sober living. I have struggled to stay sober for many years. I have been able to stay sober for periods of time, but I would [...]