Vyvanse VS Adderall For Treatment of ADD or Recreational Use Keep in mind this is merely my subjective experience along with others I’ve questioned who’ve used both substances extensively. Everyone reacts differently to drugs; there’s no “one-size-fits-all” approach to drug education. You should also be aware that amphetamines have a high potential for abuse which […]
How to Stay Sober
I knew I was an addict for quite some time; I also wanted to quit for nearly a year and a half. I would manage to stay sober through cognitive behavioral therapy and would always relapse. Sometimes I could string together a month, two months, heck I even managed to get nine months, but I […]
My Addiction Story
My story began eight years ago. I was 24 and living with my now ex-husband in Burnsville, MN. We were both originally from upstate NY and 1,000 miles away from everything we had ever known. We had been married only a year and a half and had been together for nine years. Our lives and […]
Gratitude is Important When Recovery Gets Hard
Last Thursday I was driving home and just sitting at a stop light, not thinking about anything. I went to change the song, and I realized that it was the 12th. I haven’t self-harmed in ten months, the 12th of June was my last time. And I sat there at that stop light, and I […]
My Struggle with Tobacco
Hi, I’m Rudy. I’ve been a tobacco smoker for nine years. At age 15, I started smoking cigarettes. I’m 24 now with Chronic Bronchitis and stage 2 emphysema. My Mother died from smoking at age 57 due to emphysema. I want everyone to know right now. If you smoke, I want you to give up […]
We Are All Okay
Hi all, my name is izz, and I’m an alcoholic. I grew up in Los Angeles County with my mom and older sister. My mom is a recovered addict – meth was her drug of choice – with 16 years of sobriety at this point, but when I was growing up she was very much […]