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The Big List of Addiction & Recovery Movies 21 Aug 2013 | 09:49 pm
This list of addiction movies, alcoholism movies and movies about recovery contains 26 movies with related synopsis about the lives and times of people struggling with drug addiction or alcoholism. S...
Does Drug Testing our Kids go too Far? 15 Aug 2013 | 08:55 pm
While much of the country is clamoring for relaxed drug laws, a quietly growing trend has been spreading; mandatory drug testing of children as young as 12 years old. It’s happening in our middle and ...
Parents Are Losing their Kids over Marijuana 6 Aug 2013 | 10:24 pm
Parents are losing their children over confusing marijuana laws, including those who are obeying their state’s laws regarding possession and use of cannabis. For some people it might seem inconceivabl...
How to Find Free Drug Addiction Treatment 24 Jul 2013 | 12:27 am
Free drug addiction treatment isn’t easy to come by, but with a little bit of planning and research you may be able to get the help you need at no cost. However, don’t let the word “free” fool you – i...
My True Story of Robitussin Addiction 13 Jun 2013 | 07:41 pm
[This is a true story written by Recovery First's Editor-in-Chief Russ Hudson. These events occurred circa 1992.] When a scruffy kid at the halfway house where I lived suggested we get high on Robi...
Inpatient vs. Outpatient Drug Treatment 9 Jun 2013 | 04:16 am
Choosing inpatient vs. outpatient drug treatment isn’t always easy when you’re in the midst of battle with a serious addiction. However, inpatient treatment offers distinct benefits over outpatient tr...
Why Drug Rehab Works – A Rebuttal to the New York Times 3 Jun 2013 | 08:31 pm
If you’re looking to learn why and how drug rehab works, you probably won’t find much help in a recent New York Times article titled Effective Addiction Treatment. Author Jane Brody writes about misgi...
Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic: Are Doctors to Blame? 20 May 2013 | 09:17 pm
Blaming doctors for America’s prescription drug addiction epidemic is popular lately even among many physicians and psychiatrists. In fact, it often seems there’s more interest in affixing blame than ...
World History of Drug Use 4 May 2013 | 03:54 am
The World History of Drug Use from 58,000 BC to 1960. This INFOGRAPHIC was developed using a variety of sources and averages, all of which can be found in the references section below the image. Wha...
Chris Kelly Dies of Likely Drug Overdose 3 May 2013 | 04:48 am
Chris Kelly of the hip-hop duo Kriss Kross has died as a result of an apparent overdose. Kelly’s battle with drugs was well-known to his family and friends but fairly well hidden from the public despi...
