by A Women in Sobriety | Aug 28, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Blog
A Moment of Clarity One day it hit me that I did not want to do these pills anymore. I just wanted to be normal. These pills had taken control of my life for the last few years and I could not remember the last day that I had not had them in my hand. I thought that...
by A Women in Sobriety | Aug 21, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Blog
I “Was” a good kid Fast forward to court. I was a good kid with no criminal record. The judge told me if I did a few things I would not be facing jail time or a criminal record. If I did not do those things I would be charged with 2 felonies and 3 misdemeanor charges....
by A Women in Sobriety | Aug 16, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
I Found HEAVEN in the Smoke of a Blue Pill Kate and I looked at each other and smiled, as we both knew we were getting into that drug dealers car. He was right. I had dabbled in the club scene drugs, tried crack cocaine but nothing and I mean nothing was like what...
by A Women in Sobriety | Aug 9, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Welcome to Highschool Freshman year starts and all my friends split up. Everyone went to a different high school than me and I was not excited about it. Freshman year was pretty normal. I received good grades in school, I kept my partying to the weekends and I made...
by A Women in Sobriety | Aug 3, 2017 | Addiction Articles
I Had a Dream When I was younger I did not dream of being a drug addict. Alcoholism was not on my long-term bucket list but nevertheless it happened. I often ponder looking back if I could identify the moment that I knew I was different. The moment that I knew I was...
by Sally Rosa | Jul 19, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Blog, Sobriety For Women
It took me 9 years to graduate college. I attended 9 rehabs and 3 colleges. I have a bachelors degree in music business, I write TV commercials for a living, have been sober 3.5 years and I completed all 12 steps. My college graduation party was attended by myself,...
by A Women in Sobriety | Jul 12, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Recovery
Almost Like a Sponsor My dog keeps me sober. Or I guess you could say he helps. He doesn’t go to meetings, he doesn’t have a sponsor and he has never worked a step. When he talks I can’t understand a single thing he says. He is very good at listening. I can say things...
by A Women in Sobriety | Jul 3, 2017 | 12 Steps, Addiction Articles, Blog
Drug Addiction is Tragic When my best friend died I was 16 years old. I wish I could say it was from some random act of God that came out of no where, maybe that would help me sleep better at night or something. I wish I could say that we all saw it coming and had...
by A Women in Sobriety | Jun 28, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Addiction Treatment, Blog
South Florida Drug Rehab saved my life. This is not fake news. I was 20 years old and in the grip of a deadly opiate and alcohol addiction. I had tried to get sober in my hometown while still in college, attending an intensive outpatient program to try to stay sober...
by A Women in Sobriety | Jun 13, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Addiction Treatment, Sobriety For Women
Someone is Missing 100k and Caroline Biden Supposedly Took It Rumor has it Caroline Biden pled guilty to grand larceny for stealing over $100,000.00 from an unnamed victim in credit card fraud. There are many questions about this case that remain unclear to the...
by A Women in Sobriety | Jun 12, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Addiction Treatment, Blog
Truly Helping a Drug Addict or Alcoholic Helping, truly helping, a drug addict or an alcoholic is one of the hardest things in life to do. Any parent, spouse or friend of someone in active addiction can confirm that watching a person you deeply care about gamble with...
by Sally Rosa | May 31, 2017 | 12 Steps, Addiction Articles, Blog, Recovery, Sobriety For Women
Date a Drug Addict? Ok so, here’s the deal, I’m not gonna sugar coat this, or blow smoke up your tits for 20 minutes I’m just gonna get right to the answer. Date a recovering alcoholic, or drug addict. “But Fiona, what if they relapse?” Shut up. The core of this whole...
by Fiona Stockard | May 31, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Smoking Harms You People who smoke are making a conscious decision to do something that will harm them. They are doing something that will kill them and it gives them no mood-altering conclusion. No euphoria, no high. So, what is to stop them from doing something else...
by Sally Rosa | Apr 20, 2017 | 12 Steps, Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Selena Gomez Says Her Rehab Stay Saved Her Life, But It Wasn’t Drugs? First off, let me state that I’m not really feeling great about writing this article. I think that ‘The Selena Gomez rehab story’ should be between her and her support group… however, she is hiding...
by Sally Rosa | Apr 13, 2017 | 12 Steps, Addiction Articles
Do These 5 Things to Enhance Recovery from Drugs and Alcohol So a bunch of the girls from my women’s group on Saturday have put together this list of 5 things that seriously help us in our recovery from drugs and alcohol. A woman we all know named Danni (not her real...
by Sally Rosa | Apr 6, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women, Uncategorized
Her Drug Problems Behind Her Eliza Dushku Seeks to Inspire Others At the Youth Summit on Opioid Awareness in New Hampshire former “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” star Eliza Dushku revealed that she is a recovering alcoholic and drug addict and that her drug problems are...
by A Women in Sobriety | Mar 16, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Stories from Women in Sobriety
Story Submitted By Pam P My mess is now my message. I struggle with the disease of substance use disorder. I’ve been told people are not their disease, it’s a piece of who they are, but for many of us, when we are in the sickness, it’s everything we are. My story is a...
by Sally Rosa | Mar 9, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Will Heroin Addiction Always Be My First Love When I first shot heroin in my veins, I knew I was in love. Heroin addiction was the first true love of my life and it was intense. I didn’t realize how much this would impact my recovery from drug abuse until much later...
by A Women in Sobriety | Mar 2, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Stories from Women in Sobriety
Story Submitted By Kori My name is Kori. I’m a grateful recovering alcoholic/addict. I’m 36 years old and mother of 3. I just celebrated 6 months of sobriety. I owe this new way of life to a 12 step recovery program and my faith in the God of my...
by A Women in Sobriety | Feb 23, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Blog, Stories from Women in Sobriety
Submitted By Frances At a Crossroads I have made it over two years without taking a drink and yet hours ago I found myself at a crossroads. I was at the supermarket staring down a six-pack of beer as if the liquid inside those dark bottles had all of the answers. I...
by A Women in Sobriety | Feb 16, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Blog, Drug Addiction
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Defined My Life “One small step for man, one giant leap for man kind.” That Neil Armstrong quote hung above my Dad’s desk in our home since I was a little girl. It hung right next to the flag Mr. Armstrong gave him after he got back from the...
by A Women in Sobriety | Feb 9, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Blog, Stories from Women in Sobriety
Submitted By Ashley L I was only 17 My addiction started when I was 17 years old I met a guy who was into using drugs and started using cocaine at 17 I come from a very normal home my father was a minister and my mother was a stay-at-home mom 18 I got pregnant with my...
by Sally Rosa | Feb 2, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Addiction Treatment, Blog
Alcohol Issues Plagued The life Of A Talented Dancer At age 13 Meaghan got a job at the local diner because she wanted money to go to the movies. Her brothers and sisters all older than her just asked their parents for money, but not Meaghan. She would pedal her bike...
by Sally Rosa | Jan 27, 2017 | 12 Steps, Addiction Articles, Addiction Treatment
Help Me Find Recovery from Addiction to The Bachelor Hi, my name is Sally and I’m addicted to The Bachelor on ABC. I’m writing to you all today hoping to find recovery from addiction to this deadly and morally corrupt reality show. I first started watching The...
by A Women in Sobriety | Jan 12, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Blog, Sobriety For Women, Stories from Women in Sobriety
Submitted by Anonymous I am a 57-year-old that actually worried I wouldn’t see 40 or wouldn’t be here to see my daughters grow up. I actually thought if I can just survive until Cass is 18 that will be ok, she can then look after Lucy who is 4 years...
by A Women in Sobriety | Jan 5, 2017 | Addiction Articles, Blog, Sobriety For Women, Stories from Women in Sobriety
Submitted By Pam R Desperately Keeping My Struggles Hidden If you’d met me in 2003, you may have described me as an energetic, talented, mother of three beautiful daughters and wife of an excellent man. I was working as development director for the YMCA, was an...
by A Women in Sobriety | Dec 30, 2016 | Addiction Articles, Blog, Sobriety For Women, Stories from Women in Sobriety
Story Submitted By Katie A Cure for Insecurity As a child, I remember a giant hole in me that I could never seem to fill. I wanted to be anyone else but me, so when I idolized Disney princess, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen and later on Britney Spears, I thought I could...
by Sally Rosa | Dec 28, 2016 | Addiction Articles, Body Image / Eating Disorders, Drug Addiction
A Princess of Substance Abuse Recovery and Role Model When I heard the news that Carrie Fisher, (better known to the world as Princess Leia for Star Wars) had passed away I felt like I had been punched in the gut. I was on my way to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at...
by A Women in Sobriety | Dec 15, 2016 | Addiction Articles, Blog, Sobriety For Women, Stories from Women in Sobriety
Candace Bighead My story begins before I was even born. My grandparents on both my biological parent’s sides have a history of substance abuse. Both of my parents have struggled with addiction their entire lives. I have 10 biological siblings and at least 8 of those...
by Sally Rosa | Dec 8, 2016 | Addiction Articles, Addiction Treatment
A Florida Drug Rehab Story I think I prostituted my self for the first time at age 15. I remember being in my Florida drug rehab and my mom asking me if I was scared the first time sold my body. I told her I wasn’t, because… I wasn’t. I entered the Motel 6, just off...
