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5 Things You Wish You Knew Before Dating an Addict

April 1, 2016

What if you find yourself in dating an addict? When addiction turns out to be the third wheel in your relationship, is love really enough?...

Addicts are People Too: Humanizing Addiction

March 31, 2016

Addict. Addiction. These words have always had a negative connotation. This is probably why many institutions would rather use the terms “substance dependence” or “drug dependent”...

3 Simple Ways to Say “No” (and Stay Sober)

March 30, 2016

Whether you have been abusing substances or not, saying “No” is always a little too difficult. We want to please people, avoid conflict, give a...

HALT: Understanding Your Most Common Triggers

March 28, 2016

Triggers are powerful enemies in your recovery from addiction. Left unchecked and without the right coping mechanisms, triggers can cause you to slide back into...

Kinds of Thinking That Can Ruin Your Recovery

March 24, 2016

There are negative kinds of thinking that have the potential of leaving you with a stagnating state of mind, unable to grasp other ideas and...

Are You At Risk for Cross-Addiction?

March 23, 2016

Cross-addiction occurs when you trade one addiction for another. For example, you may have abused marijuana and then developed dependence for meth after trying it out...

Brain Damage: How Meth Affects Your Brain

March 18, 2016

Methamphetamine, meth, crystal meth or shabu here in the Philippines, has become the drug of choice for many Filipinos who have dependence and addiction problems....