Step One: Unmanagability We thought we share this important article on the second half of Step One. Often overlooked as we admit we are powerless, however, most individuals who are not “badly mangled” or at their “bottom” who do not…
How it works, why it works and who can benefit Admitting powerlessness. Humbly accepting your shortcomings. Understanding the exact nature of your wrongs. Removing defects of character. Making direct amends. Taking a fearless moral inventory. Improving your conscious contact. Experiencing…
Addiction relapse is akin to relapse for other chronic diseases. If you have ever tried to quit your addiction invariably at some point, you experienced relapse. The statistics on relapse are cloudy due to the definition of slip or relapse…
Cycling through relapse and recovery, and the industry that enables both. By Colton Wooten Illustration by Brian Stauffer October 14, 2019 For treatment centers, addiction can be turned into a constant flow of revenue. In February, 2017, I stepped off a…
Clearing Away the Confusion Widening the Lens on the Opioid Crisis With more than 70,200 deaths occurring in 2017, the public health crisis of fatal drug overdoses is headline news and shows no signs of abating (National Institute on Drug…
