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Once you get treatment and are on recovery, this does not mean that everything will go smoothly in your life from now on. Reality is, you will still face a lot of problems that your drug use have just hidden from you because it has taken center stage in your life before. Now that you

For someone battling with drug addiction, staying sober is almost impossible. However, recovery and change is NEVER impossible. The road to sobriety may be filled with difficulty for someone so used to an addict’s lifestyle but by first acknowledging your addiction and thinking about the need to turn your life around, that in itself, is

The new year brings in much anticipation and hope for everyone. It is the time of year when people usually take the first steps to making their new year resolutions come true. In the same vein as being hopeful, we should also continue to be still thankful.

Since we have started, we have been gathering steam for our blog. We look forward to 2015 with more insights, as we touch more lives with what we do and what we write about. We hope to make this blog alive, with you, our readers, adding your own experiences, advice, comments and many more! See

When a family member is an alcoholic or a drug addict, the whole family is affected. Family members of addicts also undergo suffering and hurt caused by this disease. Everyday, concerned family members deal with worry, disappointment, guilt, fear shame, anger, and even resentment.

The holidays and festivities are about to be over and you’re still revving yourself up for the last hurrah of New Year’s Eve parties. However, before you get yourself on another alcohol binge, read up on how drinking too much alcohol too often affects you.

…This is a recipe for disaster. Don’t mar the festivity of the holiday season with the wrong decision.

The following is a heart-wrenching yet eye-opening letter of a mother who lost her son to drug addiction and misses him so much. Although this is in a Western setting, the problem of addiction affects families and cultures globally in much the same way: family members are shattered, spouses are broken hearted and parents cry

Millions of Filipinos are addicted to some sort of substance or behavior, a great jump from no more than two decades ago. Ironically, many of them and their families would not resort to rehabilitation or treatment, saying that they cannot afford it.

“One more quick hit then I’ll quit. Promise.” Have you said these words to yourself many times before? How about yesterday? And then today?