On Overdose Day, during an overdose crisis, if we want to save lives, let's talk about what it will take to tear down the barriers to buprenorphine access.
Olivia Pennelle of Liv's Recovery Kitchen explains why she doesn't identify with the terms alcoholic or addict.
What science says about opioid addiction might surprise you: forgo inpatient detox, and find a doctor that offers medication to treat addiction.
I caught up with award-winning writer/director Tess Sweet to talk about her own recovery from addiction, her web series Cleaner Daze, and why it’s important to recover out loud.
It is time to break the silent voices of those affected by addiction and incarceration, because we are so much more than the stigma we face. We are advocates, parents, siblings, significant others, and friends. More than that we are human, and because of this, we are worthy of ending the stigma.
In her Sober in the City series, Tawny Lara of SobrieTea Party shares her experience with therapy and why it's such an important part of her recovery journey.
The problem, as I see it, isn’t the word addict. It’s that some people don’t allow that label to evolve.
For years, I hid my addiction to prescription pills. In fact, I didn’t even want to call it an addiction. If I called it an addiction, then that meant I had to quit and I wasn’t ready to do that.
No one starts out an addict. But as patterns of behavior become more dramatic, the lies we tell ourselves balloon. Before we know it, we’re living in a bubble of craving, outlandish behavior, and irrational thought. Let’s check out some common lies we tell ourselves when it comes to addictions.
A few days after I made the decision to stop drinking, I went to a 12-step meeting. I didn’t want to go. I’d been to meetings before with the intention of supporting of a friend and I didn’t care for it.
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