ARTICLE SUMMARY: There is no way to completely eliminate drug cravings. However, you can learn to live with them…and get through them. This article reviews why cravings occur and offers three practical ideas on how to cope. ESTIMATED READING TIME: 5-10 minutes. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Drugs and Pleasure Craving Definition Triggers Are Cravings Normal? What… Continue reading Get Rid of Drug Cravings Once and for All
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The Most Important Person in the Room
There’s no need to worry about my career, or lack of intimate relationships, or future, or even quitting nicotine. I’m taking it easy, I’m in my first year of sobriety. Every time I relapse I forget I am not God. I am no longer able to allow the darkness to bloom into the grand external… Continue reading The Most Important Person in the Room
Anatomy of a Relapse
When my father died, I hadn’t been to a meeting in over a year. I had no active knowledge of how to apply healthy coping mechanisms to a devastating situation so I just went back to what I knew: opioids and numbness. Two years ago I wrote a controversial feature for The Fix, “I Take… Continue reading Anatomy of a Relapse
Let’s Get Real: How To Handle the Tough Stuff in Recovery Without Using
Of course, people had good reason to think that I couldn’t handle upsetting news. Every time a hardship, breakup, or something unsettling happened, I wound up in the psych ward, detox, ER, or a bloody, tear-filled mess. When I was drinking, I was the girl who took pulls of rail vodka right from the bottle.… Continue reading Let’s Get Real: How To Handle the Tough Stuff in Recovery Without Using
Steve-O Discusses Bam Margera's Recent Relapse
Margera was allegedly seven months sober prior to cracking open a beer following a traumatizing mugging, but Steve-O doesn’t buy it. Jackass alum, Steve-O, sat down for an interview with TooFab where he weighed in on a recent Instagram post by former Jackass co-star, Bam Margera. In a recent post, Margera shared that he had been robbed… Continue reading Steve-O Discusses Bam Margera's Recent Relapse
Can Exercise Prevent Cocaine Relapse?
Researchers used animals to model the effects of exercise on addictive behaviors for a new study. According to researchers, the possibility of a cocaine relapse can be reduced with exercise. The discovery comes thanks to research at the University of Buffalo led by Panyotis Thanos. “Cocaine addiction is often characterized by cycles of recovery and… Continue reading Can Exercise Prevent Cocaine Relapse?
"Breaking Amish" Star Almost Died of Heroin Overdose
Reality star Sabrina Burkholder opened up about the overdose on Facebook. Sabrina Burkholder, a star of TLC’s reality television series Breaking Amish, revealed to her fans on Facebook that she recently suffered from an overdose that nearly took her life. She wrote that the incident happened while she and her boyfriend Jethro were out and… Continue reading "Breaking Amish" Star Almost Died of Heroin Overdose
Kelly Osbourne Discusses Relapse, Celebrating One Year Sober
“To cut a long story short things got really dark. I gave up on everything in my life but most of all I gave up on myself.” When Demi Lovato ended up hospitalized last month for an apparent overdose, one celebrity to speak out and support her was Kelly Osbourne. Osbourne has been public in the… Continue reading Kelly Osbourne Discusses Relapse, Celebrating One Year Sober
Dr. Drew and Dave Discuss Overdose Death of "Dopey Podcast" Host
Chris from Dopey Podcast had been clean for almost five years before his fatal relapse. Dopey Podcast co-host, Chris, 33, passed away from an overdose on July 24. The Fix spoke with Dave, his friend and Dopey co-host, about the sudden loss. The two met eight years ago at Chris’s 14th rehab. They stayed in… Continue reading Dr. Drew and Dave Discuss Overdose Death of "Dopey Podcast" Host
Relapsing While Famous: Demi Lovato, Stigma, and Compassion
“We would typically not blame a patient with a chronic medical condition for their problem; nor imbue the patient with shame over their offending organ—why do we seem to do this with addiction?” The news that Demi Lovato was hospitalized of a suspected drug overdose has sent her celebrity friends and fans into overdrive; they… Continue reading Relapsing While Famous: Demi Lovato, Stigma, and Compassion