Addiction Recovery Blog

Many of us who have embarked on a 12-step program of recovery are quite familiar with Bill’s Story, which Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson wrote. When I first read his story, my first thought was, how could I relate to a man who got sober in the 1930s? Who was this Bill Wilson? After being at several Big Book studies, the power of Wilson’s words came to life after participants at the AA meeting, and

  During the annual Las Vegas Sun Youth Forum, which was held in the Las Vegas Convention Center on December 4, 2016, a large group of high school students expressed major concern for the future of Las Vegas, claiming that there is a huge demand for more resources to fight drug abuse and sex trafficking. For over half a century, the Forum, which was founded in 1956 by Las Vegas Sun publisher Hank Greenspan, has

First responders endanger their lives to be of service to others, but in doing so, they are often at risk to becoming addicted to alcohol and drugs. To begin with, what is a first responder? They are trained professionals who arrive first at the scene of an emergency. While we are driving, we might hear sirens, and pull over to the right side of the street to let ambulances, fire trucks, and police cars zoom by.

According to a 2015 Los Angeles Times article, a young college graduate died of an overdose from the synthetic drug, MDMA, commonly known as Ecstasy, while attending the Electric Daisy Carnival rave at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Raves are huge dance parties featuring electronic dance music, DJ’s and often live performers. The word, Rave, was first used in the late 1980’s, when ecstasy was referred to as a “soft drug” and taking Ecstasy made

Often in recovery, we will hear the term co-occurring disorders. What exactly does that term mean? According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), co-occurring disorders, previously referred to as dual diagnoses, are the co-existence of both mental health and a substance abuse disorder. Mental health disorders that often come into play with substance abuse and addiction include depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). According to