by Keenen Diamond | Dec 5, 2018 | Addiction News, Drug Abuse, Opioid Addiction, Q&A, Substance Abuse
Research indicates that drug use can be linked to a number of negative stimulants that can range from depression and loneliness to peer pressure, self medication, and casual recreation. In some cases, individuals can even be predisposed to use drugs based on their...
by Keenen Diamond | Dec 2, 2018 | Alternative Therapy, Recovery
People are raised to believe that words have little power. As children, the nursery rhyme “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” is echoed over and over again. Truthfully, however, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Words can play...
by Keenen Diamond | Dec 1, 2018 | Addiction Treatment, Relapse and Recovery
In the early stages of any recovery process, it can be comforting to believe that you are not in control of your own life, and that the only thing that you can control is the very next decision you have to make. This allows you to break things down into manageable...
by Keenen Diamond | Dec 1, 2018 | Q&A, Recovery
One of the most effective ways to champion your own recovery efforts is to become an advocate for the addiction recovery process. While this is no way means you have to shout the intimate details of your entire recovery journey from the rooftops, it is important to...
by Keenen Diamond | Nov 30, 2018 | Life in Recovery, Relapse and Recovery
When you’re high on substances, it is easy to believe that the feeling of euphoria you are experiencing is the best it will get for you. The brain is stimulated to a point of near primal pleasure, and the body convinces you that what you are feeling is the best thing...
