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 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 | 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 | 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 | Jan 26, 2017 | 12 Steps, Addiction Treatment, Blog, Drug Addiction
My Drug Rehab Was My Moment Shine I thought doing cocaine at lunch was normal when I was 16. It actually seemed like the only normal thing about me at the time. Men attracted me I thought, but at the same time, was attracted to women. My family situation was,...
by A Women in Sobriety | Jan 19, 2017 | 12 Steps, Addiction Treatment, Blog, Drug Addiction
After New Year’s Eve, I needed To Go to Addiction Rehab It started out like any other night out. My girlfriends and I got together at my apartment to get ready to go out for New Year’s Eve. We made some mixed drinks to sip on while we did our hair and turned on...
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 | Mar 31, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
How to Have a Successful Intervention Those who need help the most, still sick and suffering addicts and alcoholics, often don’t want it. They don’t believe they have a problem. They don’t think they need help to quit drugging and drinking. They’re scared to stop....
by A Women in Sobriety | Mar 10, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
The Overdose Death of a Cheerleader By: Tim Myers While you fill out your college basketball tournament bracket this year, as you cheer on your favorite team and dunk another wing into ranch dressing, I want you to think for a minute about who you’re cheering for. You...
by A Women in Sobriety | Feb 26, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Longer Hours = More Drinking A new paper, published in the British Medical Journal, suggests there’s a link between working long hours and heavy drinking. Sounds kind of obvious, right? The longer you work, the more tired and stressed you are. For many people, the...
by Sally Rosa | Feb 19, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
By Tim Myers All right stop, stealing stuff and listen I’m gonna tell you about an old invention Something that took a hold of me tightly Saved my life and I go to them nightly Will AA ever stop? Hell no They turned on my lights now I glow To the extreme I’m a sober...
by Sally Rosa | Jan 14, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Fame & Addiction If you Google almost any celebrity, really almost any celebrity, chances are there’s going to be something about drugs, booze, or harmful behavior close to the top. I just tried it with Dustin Diamond, the most random celebrity I could think of,...
by A Women in Sobriety | Jan 9, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Binge Drinking & Our Bodies It should come as no surprise that binge drinking is dangerous! It makes people behave stupidly, puts them at high risk for all types of accidents and diseases, and costs society a ton of money. Well, now there’s one more harmful effect...
by A Women in Sobriety | Nov 25, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
The War on Drugs = The War on Minorities? Some might say the question I pose is a stretch, but is it? Ever since the Reagan era and the birth of the War on Drugs, minorities have been prosecuted, sentenced, and imprisoned for the distribution and possession of drugs....
by Sally Rosa | Nov 4, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Brett Rossi’s Overdose Okay, Charlie Sheen didn’t kill his ex-fiancée Brett Rossi, but their unhealthy relationship may have contributed to her recent overdose. This past weekend, Rossi, whose real name is Scottine Ross, was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in...
by Fiona Stockard | Oct 27, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
An Unintended Overdose One of our wonderful fans, the talented Ariana Galante, sent us this poem. Ariana’s a high school junior from Pennsylvania. She wrote “The Risky Game” after her school hosted a drug awareness seminar. She was moved by this...
by Sally Rosa | Oct 13, 2014 | Drug Addiction
By: Tim Myers Recognizing One of Your Own If you wanted to know if your classmate was gay, you’d ask the opinion of your gay friends. If you wanted to know if your cousin was a tiger, you wouldn’t ask a monkey. You’d ask another tiger. If you’re wondering if you’re...
by Sally Rosa | Oct 6, 2014 | Drug Addiction
Written By: Fiona Stockard The Saga of Michael Phelps Last week, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was arrested for drunk driving. That story made me ask the question of whether Michael is an addict and alcoholic. After all, this isn’t his first run in with the...
by Sally Rosa | Sep 30, 2014 | Drug Addiction
Written By: Fiona Stockard Michael Phelps Arrested for DUI…Again! In the early morning of September 30th, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was pulled over by the Maryland police. He was driving eighty-five miles per hours in a forty-five mph zone. That was their first...
by Fiona Stockard | Sep 29, 2014 | Drug Addiction
Written By: Fiona Stockard Firsthand Addiction: What’s Jail Really Like? Jail sucks. Everyone knows that. I mean, if I asked a roomful of people if they wanted to go to jail, would anyone raise their hand? Hell no! Unfortunately, jail’s a part of life for...
by Sally Rosa | Sep 18, 2014 | Drug Addiction
Robin Thicke: Living The High Life Singer Robin Thicke hasn’t been having a good couple of years. Robin became incredibly popular during the summer of 2013, thanks to his blockbuster song “Blurred Lines.” However, it turns out “Blurred Lines” isn’t his song, he was...
by A Women in Sobriety | Sep 10, 2014 | Drug Addiction
Written By: Fiona Stockard This article originally appeared on Addiction Blog How Addiction Really Affects The Family We all know the scare stories about how addicts hurt their families. We’ve heard about the crying parents, the terrified siblings, and the confused...
by Sally Rosa | Sep 3, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Written By: Fiona Stockard Wes Welker Suspended Wes Welker, a wide receiver on the Denver Broncos, was just suspended from the first four games of the NFL season. Okay, first off, who cares about football? Second, who cares if a player is suspended? Oh, right,...
by A Women in Sobriety | Aug 25, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Written By: Fiona Stockard Firsthand Addiction: What Addiction is Really Like The term addiction is tossed around loosely and frequently now-a-days. “I’m addicted to buying shoes,” or “I’m addicted to diet soda,” or...
by A Women in Sobriety | Aug 20, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Written By: Fiona Stockard Firsthand Addiction: What Withdrawal is Really Like Today, we’re going to explore what withdrawal is really like. You won’t find any catchy medical lingo or D.A.R.E. warnings here. This is one addict sharing her experience,...
by A Women in Sobriety | Aug 13, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Written By: Tim Myers HEY! JIMMY! LEAVE ROB FORD ALONE! Okay, Mr. Fallon, let me start by saying I love the crap out of you. You’ve reinvented late night television and brought back meaningful content to network TV. I never miss a show. In fact, your show is the only...
by A Women in Sobriety | Aug 4, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Another High Profile Addict Dustin Johnson, one of the best golfers playing today, is an addict. Now, this may be a strong proclamation, hell it may even sound like libel, but it’s absolutely true. Johnson recently failed a drug screen after testing positive for...
by A Women in Sobriety | Aug 4, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Written By: Fiona Stockard Why is There an Addiction Stigma? Addicts and alcoholics are misunderstood people. I don’t even understand them and I’m an addict and alcoholic myself! There are a bunch of different types of addiction stigma. What are they? Why...
by Sally Rosa | Jul 10, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
By: Tim Myers Dear Josh Gordon, I get it. I understand. I’ve got your back. There’s not a lot of that being said to you right now, in any of the media. There’s not a lot of anything except projection, advice, and doomsday scenario banter. Oh, and all the should of,...
