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My Stepdad Is On Meth

My Stepdad Is On Meth

Posted by Steps to Recovery on December 23, 2012 The night I arrived home everything seemed normal. My mom and stepdad picked us up from the airport, we got food, came home and went to bed. Most of the next day things were normal as well, my mom and her husband live with my grandma in the lower level of her house. In the afternoon my mom, grandma, my daughter

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woman suffering because drugs are all around

Drugs are All Around

Posted by Steps to Recovery on December 23, 2012 I knew that coming home for the holidays would be a series of reminders and situations that were drug related, and I prepared myself to deal with these things. I mean, I feel like that is what a big piece of recovery is..Preparing oneself for the triggers and situations that will be difficult in the real world. It’s unavoidable, really. Even

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Drug Addiction and Pregnancy

Drug Addiction and Pregnancy

Posted by Steps to Recovery on December 21, 2012 Just as with alcohol, women should avoid using drugs while carrying an unborn child. Because the woman’s blood supply is shared with the baby while he or she is in the womb, whatever the woman puts into her body, the baby receives as well. Using drugs such as heroin, meth, cocaine or even misusing prescription drugs during pregnancy can have severe

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Breaking bad methamphetamine habits

Reasons to Quit Meth

By Steps to Recovery on December 2, 2012 Are you a meth user or addict? It’s definitely a drug that demands you do whatever you can to quit. It might seem like a lot of fun or a good high. Maybe it seems like a great way to lose some weight or have extra energy to get a lot of stuff done. But meth effects on your life can be dangerous,

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Talk to your family about addiction

Talking to Your Family About Your Addiction

By Steps to Recovery on November 28, 2012 How do you talk to your family about your addiction? Have you decided it’s time to speak up about your drug and/or alcohol use? That’s a huge step on the path of recovery, and a very difficult thing to do. I found it was hard for me to admit that I had a problem, and had been lying about it. I didn’t

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Tips to get clean and sober

Five Steps to Getting Clean and Sober

By Steps to Recovery on November 27, 2012 When alcohol or drugs have been the top priority in your life for any length of time, it may be really hard to look beyond your addiction and find some small piece of your real self to grab onto. Some little bit of the truest you that can remind you that your addiction is not all of who you are. Even when an addict

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How to Talk to Your Child About Drugs

By Steps to Recovery on November 18, 2012 The other day, as my doctor was doing a treatment on my back, he asked me how to talk to his child about drugs when she is old enough. My doctor has asked me plenty of questions in the past about parenting, because you see, I do it a little differently than he does and he finds my feedback interesting. For example,

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How to Tell If Your Roommate Is On Drugs

Something is going on with your roommate You aren’t sure exactly what it is, but they are acting different and it’s becoming increasingly uncomfortable. You suspect that your roommate is on drugs. What do you do? Of course you want to help them if you can. How can you tell if your roommate is on drugs? Although it may seem like it’s none of your business and you might not

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Do I Need Rehab?

How do you answer the question “Do I need rehab?”   In our society drug and alcohol use is socially accepted and almost a celebrated part of social life, especially as a young person. I found when I was younger that whether I was going out for a night on the town or staying in for dinner and movies with friends, drugs and alcohol always made an appearance. In fact,

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Methamphetamine Vaccine

By Steps to Recovery on November 9, 2012 A recent study by scientists working for The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is showing what some consider promising results in developing a vaccine for Methamphetamine. Tests run on vaccinated rats who were receiving meth show that the animals were largely protected from typical symptoms of meth intoxication. Basically, this vaccine is similar to a vaccine against an illness. It is designed to attach

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