Addiction Is a Family Disease

Addiction Is a Family Disease

You’ve probably heard the saying “Addiction is a family disease.” Like any illness, addiction causes confusion and a host of varied reactions from those who care about you. Your family may resent you for the hurt your addiction caused them or for the fear they felt...
Know New Freedom

Know New Freedom

The Twelve Promises of sobriety describe the benefits you will gain if you work hard on the Twelve Steps. The promises you will say: Know a new freedom and happiness. Not regret the past, nor wish to shut the door on it. Comprehend the word serenity and know peace....
National Overdose Awareness Day

National Overdose Awareness Day

What are Opioids? Opioids is an umbrella term for natural or synthetic drugs that are derived from – or related to – the opium poppy. Opioids attach to receptors in the central nervous system, reducing pain signals to the brain. Commonly used opioids include...
Heroin and Prescription Painkillers

Heroin and Prescription Painkillers

Opioid Basics Highly addictive and relatively easy to obtain, prescription painkillers quickly became one of the most abused drugs in the United States during the late 1990s and 2000s. As these drugs have become more expensive and harder to access, many people...
Nation’s Most Serious Drug Problem

Nation’s Most Serious Drug Problem

Opioid addiction has a severe and costly impact on users’ health and lives and the lives of their family members. Communities that would have never dreamed of seeing heroin destroying their children’s lives ten years ago are seeing it happen today. These drugs...