The Painful Realities of Loving an Addict.
Loving an addict is hard, but not impossible. With the right support, both you and the addict you love can go on to lead healthy, productive lives.
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Thank You, Chris Cornell: Death by Default in Detroit.
I can't just sit here and not say anything because 'sobriety' is a big deal to some people and a life or death matter to all of us addicts.
The Unlit World of the Heroin Junkie.
The fatal overdose -- yes, you can overdose and still live -- almost never happens when the junkie is shooting every day.
I Want a Free Man, Not an Addict.
Yes, I speak Addict 101. I’m fluent in your language. It’s my native tongue. But I’m enchanted by a new magical language now.
Lessons in a Bottle: What I Learned as the Child of an Addict.
I learned that there comes a time when being kind to another is being unkind to myself. When the hurt becomes overwhelming, we must leave.
Clean and Sober: Getting Closer to My Truest Self Through Recovery.
Simply sitting with emotional pain and the urge to 'use' is the single toughest part of continued recovery for any type of addict.
The Reveal: It’s Not Always as Sexy as It Sounds.
I have allowed myself to articulate core beliefs about worth and wounds, and not automatically shut them away for fear of anyone else's feelings about my (perceived) brokenness.
Mourning Through Drug Addiction.
Father Gary stood under his umbrella, reading scriptures from the Bible as everyone continued to cry a sad cry. Greg was only 28 years old when he overdosed. He had just been released from doing a three-month vacation in the county when he died in the bed of a girl who was merely a stranger to ...
