Rehabilitation: The Pathway to a Cleaner Future

An informational page geared towards educating people about substance abuse and related topics.

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At first, addiction is maintained by pleasure, but the intensity of this pleasure gradually diminishes and the addiction is then maintained by the avoidance of pain.

Frank Tallis, Love Sick

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I have learned that there is a big difference between rules and boundaries. My misunderstanding of this before is a regret I live with every day.

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I use to think a drug addict was someone who lived on the far edges of society. Wild-eyed, shaven-headed, and living in a filthy squat. That was until I became one...

Cathryn Kemp

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This video teaches you some things you can look for if you’re worried someone you know may be abusing prescription drugs.

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Nationwide listings of free rehab centers. Rehab includes alochol, drug, other addictive substances.

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AddictionTribe: online support group for Addiction Recovery Help from Drugs & Alcohol, Addiction Forums, Chat Rooms, Blogs, thousands of supportive members.

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Is My Addiction Bad Enough? - Knowing When to Go to Rehab

Drug and alcohol addiction are measured on a scale of severity. Even if you don't have a severe addiction, you might still benefit from a treatment center.

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This video is an audio recording of Alan Watts, a British philosopher, giving a lecture on drugs and addiction. 

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Upcoming Interview!

Hello everyone! I had the privilege of interviewing Melissa “Leesa” Bradley about what it’s like to have a sister who struggled with addiction. We talk about everything from childhood factors that contributed to her sister’s illness, to how inspiring it was to watch her turn her life around in such a substantial way. Keep your eye out for it to go up in the next week.

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Call our 24 Hour Addiction Hotline if you're ready to go back to living a healthy and sober life. We're available 24/7 at [phone]

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“The War on Drugs” has had many devastating outcomes, including mass incarceration. This video gives a rundown on mass incarceration in the U.S. 

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This video explains the U.S. “War on Drugs”, and how effective it has proven to be since first declared by President Richard Nixon.

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How to Cope with Addicted Parents

Having parents who are abusing drugs is difficult. People dealing with parents who use drugs often wonder if they may have done something to cause their parents to "choose drugs over them."

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Many people don't understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. They may mistakenly think that those who use drugs lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop their drug use simply by choosing to. In reality, drug addiction is a complex disease, and quitting usually takes more than good intentions or a strong will. Drugs change the brain in ways that make quitting hard, even for those who want to.

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For too long we’ve viewed drug addiction through the lens of criminal justice system...The most important thing to do is reduce demand. And the only way to do that is to provide treatment – to see it as a public health problem and not a criminal problem.

President Barack Obama

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This well-animated video takes a different look at addiction. It challenges old theories, and evaluates addiction from a more psychological standpoint. “The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection.” 

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Free will is a product of neurobiology, and the question one has to ask oneself, if those areas, those secrets in the brain allowing us to exert decisions, judgement, may allow us to exert free will get disrupted, what happens?

Nora D. Volkow, M.D. responding to the assertion that addiction is purely a matter of choice.