What If You Fall Off the Recovery Beam?
Amy Dresner opens up about how breaking her routine throws her off the beam, and how she’s learned to get back into action.
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Real Signs I Had a Drinking Problem
When our drinking is out of control, we can blind ourselves to the indications that we need help. Looking back, I can identify real signs that I had a drinking problem long before I admitted it. Have you ever wondered if you had a problem with alcohol but then shooed
One Simple Trick for Managing My Cell Phone Addiction
Can’t put your phone down all day? Try 30 minutes without it in the morning to reset your phone addiction. The pandemic exacerbated my phone addiction to the point that I began watching thrillers and then horror movies for the first time in my life … because they were the
How Meth Affects Your Overall Health
Methamphetamine use affects physical health in a lot of different ways. Here’s a look at how using meth affects overall health. We talk a lot about the dangers of addiction: The social consequences, like losing friends and hurting loved ones. The financial consequences, as the cost of drugs goes up
5 Ways To Reduce Harm While Using Meth
As the use of meth accelerates, so do the dangers associated with it. There are harm reduction strategies that can make using methamphetamine less risky. Methamphetamine-related deaths have soared in recent years by a staggering 46 percent. Unsurprisingly, so have rates of methamphetamine addiction which have risen by over 100
Meth and Mental Health: How Methamphetamine Affects Your Brain
Regardless of how you use methamphetamine or what kind of relationship you have with it, it’s important to recognize some of the ways using it can affect mental health. The first time I tried methamphetamine, I was 15 years old. I wasn’t really into uppers, but I ended up at
Why Is Meth Left Out of Medication-Assisted Treatment?
When it comes to meth, there’s no MAT, no funding, and little hope For being in the middle of an opioid epidemic, we sure did talk a lot about meth when I worked on the addiction medicine team at a local hospital as a recovery mentor. In fact, we talked
Member Stories
From people who've been there
I Thought 7-OH Was Legal and Safe. It Was Neither.
Tobias struggled with opioids and alcohol by white-knuckling it. But when they became addicted to 7-OH, they needed help. And they got it at Workit
Home’s a Feeling, Not a Place: Randy’s Story of Recovery
Born behind bars and using drugs by 15, Randy found a way to turn his life around. Now he’s in recovery with the support of
I Lost My Sister, Then Nearly Lost Myself
Shawn got his first pill to ease the pain of an injury—and then went through years of addiction and relapse. He doesn’t have to live
Ashley’s Story
Ashley felt trapped and alone in the cycle of addiction, until her son gave her the impetus to find help. Now she’s supported and connected
Eric’s Story
Eric knew Suboxone treatment worked for him, but he faced obstacle after obstacle in getting it. Until he found Workit Health.
Tracey’s Story
Tracey was tired of trying to get sober, and she was tired of feeling judged. With Workit Health, she found the support she needed.
