Hang up the phone on Dr. Leeds?
Did you just hang up on me? Hang up the phone on Dr. Leeds? Don’t worry, I’m not upset. I get it all the time. My name is Mark Leeds,…
Trauma And Addiction: The PTSD Connection
Trauma and Addiction In many cases, people who suffer from addiction to drugs have experienced some form of trauma during their lifetime. The trauma may have occurred during early childhood. …
Death By Addiction
Death By Addiction Death is, of course, a morbid subject to discuss. Most people do not want to die. We have a fear of death. This is a healthy fear. …
Black Sheep and Drug Addiction
Black Sheep a disfavored or disreputable member of a group - Merriam-Webster This article is written for the hard working, high performing black sheep of the world. Particularly those of…
Heroin Overdose: How to Prevent and Survive
What is Heroin Overdose? Heroin overdose happens when a drug user who is taking heroin to get high takes too much heroin and has unpleasant side effects, possibly leading to…
Re-engaging with Life and Choosing to Change
Part 5 – Re-engaging with Life and Choosing to Change In 1997, I had the honor of being one of the speakers at a Fellowship convention in Cincinnati. One of…
Always Be Clean, Always Be Conscious
ABC To the using addict, the ABCs of life are: Always Be Cool. To the newcomer in recovery, the ABCs are: Always Be Clean. But to the addict in long-term…
Solutions For Recovery From Addiction
Solutions There was a guy who used to come to my home group about 25 years ago, who would always introduce himself as a “hard-headed addict.” We would all laugh…
The problems of getting and staying clean
This is a blog post from our guest author David H., Cutler Bay, FL. If you are interested in the Narcotics Anonymous 12-step program, and how it can help people…
Recovery does not just happen to us
This is a blog post from our guest author David H., Cutler Bay, FLRecovery doesn't just “happen” to us; we have to want it, and work for it.Many of us…