The statistics are sobering. In the United States alone, almost 15% of children have an alcoholic parent. Almost 20 million in the US do drugs. For women, especially young mothers or single parents, the number of alcohol and drug abusers is on the rise. Experts are...

According to most dictionaries, sobriety is the state of not having any levels of alcohol or other mind and mood-altering drugs in one’s system. The word sober has its roots in Latin: sōbrius, meaning “without wine”. Nowadays, it could also mean that a person is in...

We see the news headlines about new designer drugs for youngsters or how addicts nowadays are becoming younger and younger. Parents, school teachers, and councilors are all getting more and more worried that the child they’re in charge of might just turn to drugs to...

Sobriety is still a touchy topic for a lot of folks. Some people think that sobriety is easily achieved while some understand that it’s more than just a 12-step program. The first step to recovery is to understand that addiction is a disease of both the mind and body....

Another glorious morning in sobriety!!  I NEVER thought I would look forward to waking up, grabbing a cup of coffee and sitting around with a bunch of guys doing something called “morning meditation”…HAHA!!!  Now, I actually look forward to starting my day this way....

Are you looking for an upscale sober living facility? You don’t need to look any further than Casa Nuevo Vida’s Beach House. Let me tell you about my amazing experience there.After finishing my inpatient program I knew I was not ready to go to my home environment. I...

Individuals coming out of rehabilitation facilities can be assured of support and structured daily living activities when entering a sober living home. These homes are not a treatment or detox center and do not administer medication or have psychological services....

Offering a concentrated and drug-free setting, sober living homes are the perfect place for those patients who have graduated from drug treatment programs and are now establishing their sobriety. Most recovery homes provide their clients to with programs to help them...

A person who is yet to encounter the term bath salts may easily attribute it to a pampering product. But contrary to how it sounds, bath salts are not parallel to a bath scrub. It is actually part of a new breed of drugs that have been making waves in the US and...

“Love is like a narcotic. At first it brings the euphoria of complete surrender. The next day, you want more. You’re not addicted yet, but you like the sensation, and you think you can still control things.” Or so says Pilar, the lead character in Paulo Coelho’s By...