The Blame Game: How to Respond When Your Newly Clean Loved One Refuses to Own...
Sometimes our loved ones like to play the ‘Blame Game’ when they find themselves with a little more clarity and have a little bit of clean time. They want to start throwing around reasons why their...
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A bad break-up, disease, or a zombie apocalypse; these are a few hypothetical situations that many people may have joked about or taken into honest consideration in regards to a ‘reason’ to relapse. I...
View ArticleHow to Stop Making Excuses for Your Addicted Loved One
By Cheryl Steinberg We’ve written many an article on the excuses addicts and alcoholics use to cover up or justify their addictions; this is an article about how others make excuses for their addicted...
View ArticleAddict Logic
wifflegif.com Author: Justin Mckibben As a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, it is funny to talk about how insane my logic used to be, and how I could justify so many ridiculous things in my life...
View Article7 Reasons You Should Go to Rehab
Author: Justin Mckibben Statistically, the vast majority of alcoholics and drug addicts do not acknowledge the need for treatment for their substance abuse issues. Many people who struggle with...
View ArticleThe 11 Lamest Celeb Excuses for Drinking and Drug Use
The funny thing about being a drug addict or alcoholic is that you think that everyone else is stupid enough to believe the crazy stories you come up with to try to hide your substance abuse. Here are...
View Article4 Excuses Addicts Have for Not Going to Rehab (And What You Can Say in Return)
One aspect of my job involves facilitating a detox group in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program. During this weekly group, I meet with a group of patients who have basically just begun the...
View ArticleHow to Deal When Your Loved One Wants to Leave Treatment Early
When it comes to substance abuse and addiction, the longer and more intensive the treatment program, the better. Addiction is a life-long disease for which there is no cure however, there is...
View ArticleThe Blame Game: How to Respond When Your Newly Clean Loved One Refuses to Own...
Sometimes our loved ones like to play the ‘Blame Game’ when they find themselves with a little more clarity and have a little bit of clean time. They want to start throwing around reasons why their...
View Article“I’ll Only Use If…”
A bad break-up, disease, or a zombie apocalypse; these are a few hypothetical situations that many people may have joked about or taken into honest consideration in regards to a 'reason' to relapse. I...
View ArticleHow to Stop Making Excuses for Your Addicted Loved One
By Cheryl Steinberg We’ve written many an article on the excuses addicts and alcoholics use to cover up or justify their addictions; this is an article about how others make excuses for their addicted...
View ArticleAddict Logic
Author: Justin Mckibben As a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, it is funny to talk about how insane my logic used to be, and how I could justify so many ridiculous things in my life in ways that...
View Article7 Reasons You Should Go to Rehab
Author: Justin Mckibben Statistically, the vast majority of alcoholics and drug addicts do not acknowledge the need for treatment for their substance abuse issues. Many people who struggle with...
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