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DRUG USE BY STATE

The good folks at WalletHub have put together a state-by-state study of drug use. It’s called, fittingly, Drug Use by State. And the results may floor you. DRUG USE BY STATE: THE HIGHLIGHTS WalletHub’s Drug Use by State study coincides with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Prevention Week. And like NPW, it’s [...]

Getting Sober in Florida

There are many reasons for getting sober in Florida. There must be. Why else would so many addicts from around the country choose to get sober in the Sunshine State? More importantly, perhaps, why would so many choose Recovery Boot Camp? Getting Sober in Florida Okay, you’ve finally decided to get sober. Not a quick [...]

SNL’s Chris Kattan Comes Clean

It took Saturday Night Live‘s Chris Kattan nearly two decades to realize honesty really is the best policy — even if you live life in the spotlight. Now that the former SNL star has come clean though, he’ll never make that mistake again. What’s with Chris Kattan? For a good while there people were saying [...]

Recovery Bill of Rights

More and more Americans are battling substance abuse disorder. Consequently more and more Americans are entering into recovery. So it only makes sense that we as a people have a Recovery Bill of Rights. There are two Recovery Bill of Rights options currently making the rounds. The latest comes from the Ohio Citizen Advocates for [...]

Adderall to Meth: It’s No Way to Graduate

The kids call it Graduation Day. There are no caps and gowns though. There are no diplomas either, let alone degrees. And there are certainly no proud parents or beaming teachers or relieved principals. But it’s still a very special day. It’s the day when a student graduates from Adderall to Meth. Adderall to Meth [...]

Driving the Heroin Hearse

Riding around in Dwayne Wood’s Heroin Hearse isn’t for the faint of heart. Then again, neither are fatal drug overdoses. In one American city though both are as common as air. Inject Heroin / Reject Life “Inject Heroin. Reject Life.” No, the message isn’t subtle. Then again, subtlety has no place in the overdose capital [...]

Addiction and Recovery: There is a Way

Today is Good Friday. It also marks the beginning of Passover. For Christians the day stands for Death and Resurrection. For Jews it means slavery and liberation. Both parallel addiction and recovery. The death and slavery that comes from addiction, as well as the resurrection and liberation that springs from recovery. Addiction A 2013 study [...]

What Are the Symptoms of Addiction?

Roughly 23.5 million Americans are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Another 22 million Americans are in recovery. So it stands to good reason that everyone in the country knows someone who’s battling substance abuse. But what exactly are the symptoms of addiction? And how can we tell if a loved one is suffering from substance [...]

The Battle of Addiction

Vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, dry mouth, muscle aches and pains; arguably these are the most common side effects for drugs internally ingested. We are warned of these side effects in the last 30 seconds of a commercial advertising a specific drug. Inevitably following is direction to seek medical attention if any such symptoms occur after [...]

Addiction Treatment for American Men

Recovery Boot Camp provides addiction treatment for American men who are truly serious about long-term sobriety. And not just any addiction treatment either. But effective addiction treatment. How do we know? Because we’ve got evidence. It’s in our rehab testimonials. It’s in our addiction treatment center reviews. And it’s in our Recovery Outcomes Report. No [...]

Why Have a Drug Treatment Center for Men?

One Drug Treatment Center for Men/Another Drug Treatment Center for Women Drug addiction is equally harmful and devastating for both men and women. However, studies show addiction affects men and women differently. Gender is an important factor in the type of substances used. It affects the way in which men and women become addicted to [...]

Time for a New Angels in America

The Stigma: Then & Now When Tony Kushner’s Angels in America originally debuted in 1991, HIV/AIDS was considered a death sentence. It also slapped with a stigma that isolated and ostracized those with the disease, as well as their families. The same type of stigma is happening now with substance abuse and the opioid epidemic. [...]

Resolution: Quitting Addiction

Words are not enough to convey the beauty in this clip about quitting addiction. Resolution Shane Koyczan Mostly we get hung up on the stopping the suddenness of abandoning a tether we both love and hate love with a devoted affection for the calm it sings to our chaos hate for the shame it haloes [...]

18 Ways to Beat Addiction

Buzzfeed News recently asked members of its community to provide advice on how to beat addiction. The results, published as 18 Stories of Addiction, could just as rightly be entitled “18 Ways to Beat Addiction.” They’re simple. But they’re not always easy. Call ‘em the common sense antidote to the disease. Like many medicines, they [...]

Life is One Miracle After Another

Jason T grew up in Portsmouth, Ohio, setting of the opiate epidemic chronicle Dreamland. At 13 he was drinking. By 19 he was running with a drug dealer and shooting black tar heroin. “I was so strung out on that black tar; there wasn’t much I wouldn’t do for it. I have done several months [...]

The Heroines of “Heroin(e)”

Many folks — if not most — would see their town had become the overdose capital of America and throw up their hands in despair. Not Fire Chief Jan Rader, Judge Patricia Keller or Brown Bag Ministry’s Necia Freeman. And not Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon, whose Heroin(e) was just nominated for an Academy [...]

Why We Are All Addicts

There are, in truth, far more addicts than we think. Indeed, if we look at the matter squarely: we are pretty much all addicts. The official statistics on the consumption of hard drugs or alcohol don’t begin to give a fair representation of the issue. We need to define addiction in a new way: addiction [...]

Tuesday 12 & 12: Round Two…

(Inspired by — and taken from — The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous) Step Two Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. “The moment they read Step Two, most A.A. newcomers are confronted with a dilemma, sometimes a serious one. How often have we heard [...]

Reasons Why We’re the Optimal Treatment Center in South Florida

When choosing a treatment facility, it’s important to know that you’re choosing quality you can trust. Rehabilitation is a serious issue, and the decision to choose the best of the best should not be taken lightly. At Recovery Bootcamp, we pride ourselves in doing things a bit differently. We know that each patient who walks through our doors is different, [...]

Three Advantages to a Treatment Center in Florida

If you’re decided that you have a problem with drug or alcohol addiction, then you may be searching for a treatment center in Florida. There are many benefits to getting sober, as your entire life will change for the better. Many individuals find it very difficult to admit that they do have an addiction problem, however, it’s clear to many others [...]

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