by Hired Power | Feb 13, 2020 | Addiction, Drug Facts & Resources
Talking to your children about drugs and alcohol is crucial. Children receive all kinds of conflicting information about drugs and alcohol from the media, from their friends, and from their teachers. Eliminating any questions around the accuracy of this information is...
by Hired Power | Jul 18, 2019 | Drug Facts & Resources, Sober Transition & Recovery Resources
Many assume college age is too young to be in recovery from addiction but actually people between the ages of 18 and 25 are at the highest risk for developing a substance use disorder. This period, sometimes called emerging adulthood, is a time of major life change...
by Hired Power | Jul 14, 2019 | Drug Facts & Resources, Health & Wellness
Many assume college is too young for someone to develop an addiction, but emerging adulthood, from ages 18 to 25 is the highest risk period for developing a substance use disorder. It’s a time of increased freedom and major life changes, such as leaving home, getting...
by Hired Power | Apr 5, 2019 | Drug Facts & Resources
While sponsorship is arguably one of the most important facets of a newcomers recovery program, the integrity of the sponsor-sponsee relationship can often times be compromised when the sponsor doesn’t stick to the duties outlined in the Big Book. Because the ego has...
by Hired Power | Mar 8, 2019 | Addiction Treatment & Recovery, Drug Facts & Resources
One of the least discussed domains pertaining to the facilitation of lasting sobriety and quality recovery within the current dialogues today is that of the family support system. There is a myriad of reasons that could be pointed to as to why there is a lack of...
by Hired Power | Mar 3, 2019 | Drug Facts & Resources, Featured Articles
Addiction treatment has evolved through the decades and one of the major shifts that facilitated this positive pivot into a direction that focusing on healing rather than punitive punishment was the removal of moralizing this disease. Once we discovered that those who...
