If you’ve ever had a drug or alcohol addiction, it’s possible you were on a first-name basis with the local police department, judges, and probation or parole officers. You may have had your name in the newspaper once or twice. Or, maybe you managed to avoid run-ins with law enforcement, but you had run-ins with your boss or spouse. Job …
Getting Sober Young Getting sober is hard; getting sober young, is even harder. If you are in your teens or early to mid-20’s, it may seem like everyone around you is partying just as hard as you do. It’s true that a lot of people during these years drink and experiment with drugs, but it’s also true that many of …
We addicts and alcoholics are fast movers- literally and figuratively. We’re all about instant gratification, and if something- like “love”- feels good, we will throw all caution to the wind and pounce faster than a tomcat on a barn mouse. It’s just how we’re built; throw in some attachment, abandonment, and co-dependent issues, and we’re talking a match made in …
