by Cindy Spiegel | Dec 27, 2016 | Recovery
New Year’s Eve can be a problematic holiday for someone in addiction recovery.Instead of being a celebration of anticipation and new beginnings, New Year’s Eve is often filled with temptations and uncomfortable situations. Fortunately, you can make it...
by Cindy Spiegel | Dec 19, 2016 | Drug Treatment
Having a loved one in drug and alcohol treatment is a bit of a mixed bag.We are usually elated that they are receiving help, but also anxious about what is going on with them while they are there. There are different types of rehab depending on if your loved one has...
by Cindy Spiegel | Dec 9, 2016 | Addiction Consequences
Celebrity overdose deaths are becoming so prevalent that, unfortunately, they do not seem to produce the same shock as before. With drug abuse reaching a worldwide epidemic of mass proportions, overdoses are happening at alarming rates. Even with the growing number of...
by Cindy Spiegel | Dec 2, 2016 | Addiction
Drug addiction and alcoholism were believed, for many years, to be a matter of poor character, bad decision-making, and lack of willpower.In fact, to this day, there is some dispute as to whether addiction is a disease or a behavioral problem. Most drug and alcohol...
by Cindy Spiegel | Aug 19, 2016 | Addiction
By Cristina Utti and Erica Utti-Hodge Media portrayal of addiction is a mixed bag. TV shows and movies often glamorize substance use or minimize its consequences. At the same time, some shows reveal the darker truths of addiction. We’ll look at three TV shows to...
