What Is Addiction And How It Affects My Brain?

As most diseases go, addiction is an odd one. It is a genetically relevant disease that is bolstered by easy access to brain altering substances. That definition is however very vague and for good reason – each addiction is tailor made. While most diseases get their vaccine or cure in some way shape or form, […]

You would be hard pressed to find an addict that decided to consciously take that first dose with an intention of becoming addicted, losing friends and family and have their lives spiraling out of control. It could start innocent enough, as an experiment or a dare. Or for an emotionally weathered person to find himself […]

There are many new years resolutions we have all vowed to adhere to, but ultimately failed and abandoned. Quit smoking, quit sweets, quit heroin, quit stress? Most are unattainable at best, others impossible outright. Then there are those that are a bit of both. To commit and complete a rehabilitation course and kick an addiction […]

You have been an addict for years. You have been on the straight and narrow for a while now, could be years, perhaps just months. Still, you are crystal clear and on your way to sobriety. Then something happens. It could be anything – an old friend you used to use drugs with, that taste […]

As a disease alcoholism is not like most other diseases. It is impossible to simply catch it in one day or by doing any one specific action. It takes time to become an alcoholic, which may seem awful short from the perspective of the alcoholic himself, yet for the people looking in, it is painfully […]