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I think you hit it right on the head here. It's never to late for somebody to change if they can find just one thing in life they want to keep...
As everyone has said, if it's a real prescription, then they can't fire her over a failed drug test. However, if she's going into worked stoned...
I think you just have to put your foot down and do what's best for your family. I think saying "it's extra and we don't need it" is the wrong way to...
I think it is really important to know your own tolerance level. It's perfectly fine to have fun, but you should be smart about the rest of your day...
From my experience, the only effective means is to continuously let them know how much their drug/alcohol addiction is hurting themselves and their...
Sorry to hear your story. It sounds like your mother and you have done all they can to help your brother, but he has absolutely zero interest in...
I think a cause that people haven't brought up is some people just have a larger chance of being addicted to alcohol. It might run in the family,...
This may seem like an obvious thing, but often times, falling back into old friendships is so harmful for recovery. My cousin came back from his...
I don't think there's any doubt that Marijuana is "better" for you than smoking cigarettes. There's a mountain of evidence pointing to the incredibly...
100% agreed. No matter what situation you are currently with addiction or not, people need time to themselves. Like most things, there needs to be a...
100% agreed with this. It depends how far your liver is gone from drinking, but the only way to reverse the effect in anyway is to stop drinking and...
I've never heard of a program for recovering alcoholics that says its good for alcoholics to go back to drinking at any point or any time. What...
As the others who have commented said, that was a difficult post to read. I can't imagine dealing with that kind of strife. I know you want to stay...
Welcome to the forum @Alw . Thank you for sharing your story with us. It could not have been easy having to grow up with that kind of turmoil in the...
There needs to be a balance. I don't think sitting around all day is good for anyone much less an addict, but having regular sleeping patterns and...
