Feb 10, 2014 | By Tim Stoddart
Why would anyone abuse drugs? (Source: DrugAbuse.GOV): Research has shown that people generally take drugs to either feel good (i.e., sensation seekers or anyone wanting to experiment with feeling high or different) or to feel better (i.e., …
Nov 7, 2013 | By Tim Powers
In order to try and grasp the mechanisms that drive addictive behaviors and addiction, it can be helpful to use concepts that may already be familiar. One of those concepts that may help people understand the underpinnings of addiction is …
Oct 9, 2013 | By Tim Powers
Of all the obstacles that lay in wait on the road to recovery, the phenomena of the using dream can be the most frightening and ominous. I remember back to my earliest days in the halfway house when I first heard of the using dream. I h …
Oct 8, 2013 | By Tim Stoddart
As the co-owner and co-founder of this site, I have made it a priority of mine to stay unbiased in the content that we write, and share among the Sober Nation family. With that being said, every once in a while I like to take it upon myself …
Jul 11, 2013 | By Tim Stoddart
Depression and Drug use can be a vicious cycle. Many times addicts use because they are depressed, and then the drugs and alcohol alter their brain chemistry to make them even more depressed. They cope with these feelings by using and drink …
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