September is National Recovery Month. Every September, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Association (SAMHSA) sponsors Recovery Month to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who recover. For the next 30 days, I will be sharing short excerpts from my latest book–Victory Over Opiates, which is available…
Category: Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Recovery Month – Day 5 – Signs
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If you are wondering if you have an addiction problem…you probably have an addiction problem…
Recovery Month – Day 4 – Addiction
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Addiction is the only prison where the locks are on the inside…
Recovery Month – Day 3 – Spiritual Beings
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We are spiritual beings wrapped in a human body. If we aren’t nurturing our spiritual selves, then unbeknownst to us, other people, places, and things will do it for us..
Recovery Month – Day 2 – Daily Reprieve
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Addiction is the only condition I know where the cure is a spiritual one, and the cure isn’t forever; it merely gives the recovering addict a daily reprieve…
Recovery Month – Day 1 – Addiction is a Killer
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Our great nation is immersed in one of its biggest health epidemics ever—opioid addiction.
Living in the Past Isn’t Living
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It’s okay to look back at the past. Just don’t stare…
11,688 Days
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Sobriety is never owned, it’s rented, and rent is due everyday.
Crushing Fear – Day 44 – An Addict’s View on Addiction
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Addiction is the only prison where the locks are on the inside…
From Success to Value
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Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value…