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Drugs in High School Chris’ drug use started young and continued for many years before reaching his path to addiction recovery. What first started with Marijuana and Alcohol soon turned into prescription pills, Amphetamines, and depressants that he would steal from his mom. Before long, his drug...
Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Debbi describes her experience growing up as a very unhappy childhood, which at some point turned into developing a drug addiction. Living in San Francisco, California, her home was part of the upper middle class and she attended a Catholic school. She...
D.A.R.E and Weed Effects From the beginning, Mike’s drug and Alcohol use was over the top; it was all or nothing. He shares with us that if he was to start his night out on Ecstasy, he would not stop until all of the drugs around...
Growing Up with Drug Addiction Tiffany grew up in a home with both of her parents living in active drug addiction. Living in an addicted household, she experienced dysfunction in every aspect of her life. The dysfunction she lived with day in and day out resulted in...
Daredevil “Jackass” star and professional skater credits a doctor he met on Reality TV for really helping him achieve recovery. Today, in sobriety, Bam Margera, an alcoholic found recovery and continues to live a life of sobriety. Margera rose to stardom with the success of the mindlessly...
Addiction From a Sheltered Home As is often the case for sheltered children, Michelle's super strict upbringing caused her to act out and sometimes this acting out can lead to addiction. Her mother was an educator and Michelle was often forbidden from doing many of the...
Addiction Fought the Law and...
Addiction can come in many different forms and delivery systems. When most people hear the word addiction they usually think of either the extreme drugs like Heroin, Cocaine, or Crystal Meth, or they picture an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. While alcoholism is indeed one of the...
Imagine being able to buy a lethal drug over the counter, and without a prescription. Unfortunately, there is such a drug. Spice is a synthetic version of pot and is made up of a mixture of herbs and spices sprayed with a chemical similar to THC,...
Escalation of Destruction At 12 years old Sylvia struggled with her identity. When she gazed in the mirror her smiling face did not stare back at her, but a disappointing blank glare of judgment. Her hair was too curly and her ankles were too thin and...