Codeine, which is the famous purple syrup that your favorite rap artist sips on, has been around since the wild west. For as long as it has been around, codeine addiction has been a problem that has destroyed countless lives and torn families of those affected by addiction to shreds. The powerful combination of codeine, promethazine, and dextromethorphan all work synergistically together in a way…
The side effects of Suboxone range from not very bad to pretty severe. Unless you are someone who has either been to treatment and/or struggled with opiate addiction, Suboxone is something that you quite possibly have never heard of. In a nutshell, Suboxone is a drug (buprenorphine, an opioid, and naloxone, a drug that blocks opioid receptors) that is most commonly prescribed for people who…
Today, I’m thankful and grateful for so much in my life. From my own lived experience, being a person who has struggled with drug addiction for half of his life, I can say that gratitude is one of the single most important things that helps keep me sober. Being grateful can literally completely retune your frequency in a matter of seconds. Everything is energy, and…
If you’re wondering why it’s so hard to stay sober, I feel you. Maybe you’ve heard this before. Surely he’d quit for her and his kids. Surely he doesn’t want to lose everything again. Surely he won’t let himself become a complete slave. Come on bro — where is your willpower?! Let me tell you, as a person in recovery, I have been asked a…
Living for yourself is probably one of the hardest things a human being can ever do. I have often kept myself up at night stewing over the question, “who or what am I living for?” I am 31 years old and I believe that I have finally come to my conclusion in regards to this question. I think that one of the single most important…
Going to your first AA meeting can be pretty stressful, especially if you don’t know anyone or have any friends who go to AA, so I’m going to tell you what to expect at your first AA meeting so that it’s not so scary. There are a lot of preconceived ideas and thoughts about what AA is and how the meetings are, especially when it…
Two separate mental health disorders that both have extremely large impacts on a person’s life are autism and bipolar disorder. A lot of mental health issues that people come up against can be co-occurring, and such is the case with autism and bipolar disorder. I should note that it is not usual to have both of these co-occurring disorders, so those who do are amongst…
Overcoming fentanyl addiction is probably one of the hardest things an addict can do because of the nature and the power of fentanyl. Fentanyl is a powerful drug that falls under the classification of a synthetic opioid. Before making its way into the recreational drug market, fentanyl was mainly used for anesthesia for surgery as well as a high-level pain reliever for cancer patients. Fentanyl…
I am going to get vulnerable for a second and open up about submission to God, something that I think a lot of people might feel afraid to talk about. Let’s face it — we live in a time where it just isn’t cool to be a Christian. The Bible says that the righteous will walk the narrow path while the rest will take the…
The most popular party drugs are also some of the most dangerous drugs around. The 3 most popular party drugs are MDMA, cocaine, and methamphetamine. I remember in high school going to my first rave at a club in Arlington, Texas. It was a culture shock considering not only had I never been to a club of any sort, but I had never been around…