When an individual suffers from an addiction, family members, friends and employers suffer, too. An addict’s denial and defense mechanisms often go something like this:…
![By User Keith Allison on Flickr (Originally posted to Flickr as "00076892") [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://newstartrecovery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Is-Josh-Hamilton-Really-Out-of-the-Game-1-300x212.jpg)
Josh Hamilton’s alcohol and cocaine addictions got the best of him last month when he suffered his third relapse as a major leaguer. His other…
In an attempt to stay focused on the seemingly endless college workload, some students have turned to Adderall as one of several popular study drugs.…
You’ll need detox medication in a few cases, one of which is to help you wean off your drug dependency. The other reasons most frequently…
There is a lot of talk about the “addict personality” and how the disease of addiction dictates thinking and the tendency to relapse. To some…
Anger and resentment often stem from trying to avoid hurt and betrayal. These emotions are detrimental to your emotional, mental, and even physical wellbeing. Closeness…
Opiate addiction can have a very serious impact on a person’s life in various ways. It can negatively impact health, relationships, the ability to hold…
Opiate Addiction has become the modern plague of American Society. Thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of near-fatal overdoses have terrorized communities ranging from…
Drug and alcohol addiction is a serious problem in the United States. Among the five most addictive drugs on the street today are heroin, cocaine,…
It is the First Step on the Wonderful Journey to Recovery One of the biggest mistakes made when seeking help for drug addiction is the…