Build a real aftercare plan that doesn’t collapse
Rehab isn’t the hard part, going home is Families love the word rehab because it sounds like an event. You...
Addiction
The High of Connection
Why People Replace Substances With People When someone stops drinking or using drugs, everyone expects the obvious problems to fade....
Rock Bottom Is a Social Story Not a Clinical Reality
The belief that someone must reach a dramatic collapse before they are ready for help has become one of the...
Screen Addiction Is a Cultural Failure
Every conversation about screen addiction eventually circles back to parents. How much time are they allowing. Why are they not...
Second-Hand Trauma, How Families Develop Addictions of Their Own
When someone in a family becomes addicted, the spotlight usually falls on them, their behaviour, their health, their chaos. But...
The Pill Problem in South African Homes
Walk into almost any South African home and open the bathroom cabinet, and you’ll find it, a small pharmacy hiding...
Rethinking Sex Addiction in a Hyperconnected World
We live in a time where desire is everywhere, marketed, commodified, and instantly available at the swipe of a screen....
Families in Recovery, When Healing Means Letting Go
When someone you love gets sober, you think it’s over. You imagine relief, the chaos is gone, the fear is...
Breaking Free and Managing Smartphone and Internet Addiction
Have concerns about your computer or phone use? By following these guidelines, you can break your addiction and find a...
The Challenges of Dealing with Problem Gambling
People from all walks of life are susceptible to developing gambling problems. When gambling becomes an unhealthy obsession for you,...
The Problem of Drug Abuse in South Africa
The medical model of addiction treatment, which focused on acute care, has given way to a more all-encompassing approach to...
Why People Get Addicted to Porn?
The term "porn addiction" refers to a psychological dependence on porn that causes problems in one's relationships and day-to-day life....
