Having trouble with sleep is not uncommon for those who are in recovery. Sleep issues may have been present prior to addiction or may have been a contributing factor to the development of addiction. Regardless of how or why the sleep issues developed, the presence of it has a terrible impact on an individual. Sleep…
Chapter 9 – Meetings for Couples in Recovery
Chapter 9 is a group for couples in recovery. This is a fellowship for couples who have experienced addiction firsthand and understand the importance of individual recovery and couples recovery. Addiction impacts all persons involved: those who are using and those who are not. Therefore everyone needs a program of recovery and Chapter 9 offers…
How to Ask for Help when Addicted to Substances
Addicts are no longer in the stereotypical category that we have seen in the past. Most addicts have jobs, families, and seemingly function on the surface. Addicts struggle in silence and are fearful about asking for help, especially when they have fooled everyone to believe that they are ‘ok’. When preparing to ask for help,…
Alcohol Addiction and Alcohol Rehab
Alcohol detox and inpatient alcohol rehab are essential in helping addicts regain control over their lives. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the number of alcoholic liver disease deaths in 2009 was 15,183. This number continues to escalate over time. It is possible to stop the progression of alcoholic liver disease…
Celine Dion Supports Addiction Recovery
Celine Dion’s photographer, Laurent Cayla, is in recovery and is publishing a book about Dion’s family with her blessing. Dion spoke to Cayla about his substance addiction issues by giving him some kind words instead of harsh confrontation. Dion touches a cross Cayla had around his neck and in passing states, “I know you will…
Heroin Vaccine
Heroin Vaccine A heroin vaccine does not seem possible; however, the Mexican government has just patented a medication that claims to be such. Tested on rats, scientists believe that in five years this vaccine will be ready for humans. The vaccine blocks heroin from entering the nervous system and attaching to the opioid receptors in…
The Anatomy of Pain and Addiction to Prescription Painkillers
The Anatomy of Pain and Addiction to Prescription Painkillers You experience pain unrelated to a terminal medical condition and seek help from your primary care physician. Perhaps you suffered an injury or an illness that created neural sensitization or a heightened response from nerve endings. When there is neural sensitization, the brain and nerve cells…
Prescription Drug Abuse and Death
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) every year 15,000 people die from prescription pill overdoses more than heroin and cocaine combined. Many people are using prescription medications, especially narcotics, for nonmedical purposes. In 2010, the CDC found that twelve million Americans reported non-medical use of prescription painkillers. Unfortunately, we struggle with…
The Serenity Prayer
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.” The Serenity Prayer was originally a prayer that Reinhold Niebur used following a sermon in 1943. It was later adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous as part of their…
Addicted at Birth
The American Academy of Pediatrics released a new report about the guidelines of neonatal withdrawal due to the enormous increase of both illicit and prescription drug abuse by pregnant women. Dr. Mark Hudak, professor of pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville, Florida states, “There has been a 25% increase in…
