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I have a nephew who I'm certain smokes marijuana on a fairly regular basis. Maybe daily. He's fifteen. I gotta figure he gets it from someone at...
I have to agree with you Davienna. This is a space of recovery and healing. People ask questions about whether the drug is this or the drug is...
So, it doesn't have quite the same punch without having read the whole book first, but in the Conclusion to Walden, Henry Thoreau wrote: "I learned...
Writing can be like talking and in that sense can become like therapy. You can let the words unfold and see what's behind them. But it takes a...
Know that they pass. Have a routine that helps you remember the path you are on. Meetings. Every day. depending on the pull, twice or three times...
My dad liked to drink. Every day. In excess. But always with a meal and always with company. He did these things to enjoy himself and indulge in...
Ok, so I would see two issues here. First, there's the whole question of the "higher power" and what is meant by that. A lot of people, because we...
The thing about substance abuse is that you don't have limits. You don't say when. For a lot of the hard drugs, there are laws that make the very...
I think the other posts have put it well. In short: you don't want to make this decision lightly. You have been taking a controlled substance for...
What you get with the 12-step program is fellowship and rituals. We are social animals and can change our behaviors with the help of others. More...
To answer your question as asked, yes, that's stupid. Nicotine is more addictive than heroin. Smoking causes lung and and heart disease....
People, places, and things will get you right back in it. For some addicts, this is the biggest obstacle. They can convince themselves of their...
It's a curious concept: "gateway drug." What would make a drug into a "gateway"? The metaphor refers to an opening in a fence, a way through into...
