by Keenen Diamond | Sep 19, 2018 | Health and Wellness, Life in Recovery
It can be difficult to get active when we first achieve sobriety. We often cared little about our physical and mental health when we living with addiction, but sobriety gives us a chance to finally turn our attention to our health and happiness. Working out can feel...
by Keenen Diamond | Sep 19, 2018 | Alcoholism, Q&A
Alcoholism is a destructive disease that entirely overtakes one’s mental, physical, and spiritual health. It reaches a point where a person is entirely unable to stop drinking despite any negative consequences they may face. It is difficult to determine at what point...
by Keenen Diamond | Sep 18, 2018 | Addiction News, Drug Abuse
Krokodil regularly tops the list of the world’s deadliest drugs. The major danger of krokodil is not necessarily the opioid compound present in the substance, rather it is the process of making the drug that can cause severe health problems.The use of krokodil has...
by Keenen Diamond | Sep 18, 2018 | Addiction News, Q&A
From Ernest Hemingway to Amy Winehouse, it seems as though there is a strong link between creative, talented people and the disease of addiction. . It seems that every week we hear about another musician or artist struggling with the disease, and it would not be...
by Keenen Diamond | Sep 17, 2018 | Addiction News, Drug Abuse
Intravenous (IV) drug use carries a great amount of risk of overdose and severe health consequences. One major health problem linked with IV drug use is bacterial infection. Bacteria can enter into the body via a dirty needle and cause severe infections that require...