What is Addiction? Addiction, also referred to as substance use disorder, is a disease of the brain that manifests by compulsive use of substances or
There is something about human nature that makes us judge everything. That tastes good. That tastes bad. He/she/they look amazing. I look awful. We compare
It starts with a car accident, an injury, a surgery, chronic pain… something happens where we are faced with debilitating pain and need medication to
If we are getting treatment for substance use, we have obviously made a good choice for our lives. Things seem to be going fairly well
Different cultures and groups of people have different belief systems and practices when it comes to alcohol. Those of us who have used substances, particularly
All substance use has consequences, but some consequences are more extreme than others. Meth, or methamphetamine, is a substance with very extreme consequences, one of
When our lives spin out of control, it can be challenging to know what to do. Sometimes, what is even more challenging is to know
Because marijuana is now legal in California and so many other states, people do not talk as much about dependence or addiction. Even if marijuana
It always starts with the concept of healing. Healing from often intense pain. Not emotional pain or childhood trauma, but rather pain from an injury,
Overdose deaths in America are on the rise year-over-year. The numbers may seem overwhelming, but there’s an underlying logic to why addiction is so out-of-control
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