All posts tagged "Substance Abuse"

The Recovery Diaries: Adam’s Story — Part Three

Adam struggled to overcome — only to be pulled back into a deadly embrace.

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The Recovery Diaries: Adam’s Story — Part Two

He’s old friends with weed, painkillers, heroin and their sometime companion, psychosis.

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The Recovery Diaries: Adam’s Story — Part One

Meet Adam Abramowitz, a 27-year-old who lives near the edge of death.

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I Couldn’t Save My Mom

Drugs tear families apart — it did to mine. I was just 12 years old when I realized that my mother was...

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Cutting to Cope

Cutting is dangerous and deadly, and it seems like the norm for coping with internal pain among my peers.

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The Struggles Of An Addict

Every day is a struggle for us addicts, and, yet, despite our failures and relapses, every day is a new day to...

Recovery from Substance Use Disorders and Risky Use: Everyone Has the Right to Get Well

Ever-improving brain science validates that addiction is a brain disorder, but the current behavioral-health system is not set up to work. It...

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Recovery Communities: Where Addicts Get, Give Support for Long-term Recovery

Tony Sanchez and James Guffey hit the road to marshal local organizations, community leaders and state resources to address former addicts' needs,...

Recovery Communities Give Former Addicts a Boost in the Long Term

A new approach to the problem of resuming something like a normal life after breaking free of a substance addiction is taking...

They Climb, Bike, Run, Lift, Box Their Way Out of Addiction

The pull of crack cocaine, heroin or alcohol can drive the mortal into the abyss of addiction. So, what exactly does that...

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Music & Arts Therapists Help Youth Find Their Voice, Break Free from Addiction

Ellen Cool, board-certified music therapist, uses a drum response exercise when she's working with young students in recovery. “I haven’t met anyone...

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Insurance Coverage for Substance Abuse Improving But Still Limited

“I wasn’t fighting with the insurance company” over the 30-day limit for her son's treatment, Missy Owen says. “We were following what...

Unspoken Truths: Young People in Recovery

Youth Today spoke to six young recovering alcoholics July 2 at the 2015 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous in Atlanta.

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Spirituality + Alcoholics Anonymous Prove Successful for LA Youth

“I was living a secret life that was all about maintaining my addiction. It was miserable … and I lost everything.” These...

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Young People in Recovery Need Anonymity More Than Ever, Experts Say

In a world dominated by social media, some young people and experts who work with them say anonymity gets harder and harder...

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A Recovering Addict Reflects on the Disease of Addiction

Those of us who have been there and survived, faced addiction head-on and emerged victorious on the other side have a unique...

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Addiction Treatment for Teens: Should It Be Abstinence-based?

My experience in teenage treatment was gained sitting as a patient. Not one of the programs, not one therapist or clinician, suggested...

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‘Our Kids’ — How One San Francisco Program Gets Teens Off Drugs

“We call them our kids versus our clients because they spend most of their time with us,” counselor Julia Barboza said. “At...

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