The American author Ernest Hemingway once said, “I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.” And it’s true. Listening is a… read more →
Sometimes finally admitting your addiction is the act that breaks through the dam that’s been blocking painful memories, and during addiction rehab recovering addicts may feel encouraged to talk. Addiction… read more →
An American addiction rehab advocacy group, The Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) recently published “Life in Recovery”, a report that attempts to quantify the effects of addiction rehab on… read more →
I grew up watching the television programme “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?” The show was unscripted, and consisted of a group of four extremely talented actors trained in improvisational… read more →
For those who live in temperate regions of the world such as the U.S. or the U.K., spring has begun, evidenced by the warming temperatures and rainy days. The wetness… read more →
For the most part, a tattoo is permanent. There is something especially potent about the permanence of a tattoo; I think it’s the sense of commitment that one must have… read more →
London-based photographer Roman Sakovich recently released a project of before and after photos: entitled “Half,” the project is photographs of persons before abusing drugs, and after abusing drugs. Unlike usual… read more →
As if it were music’s official content, songs with lyrics about abusing drugs and alcohol penetrate airwaves – at times, it seems harder to avoid songs about alcohol and… read more →
Perhaps the most difficult time in a recovering addict’s life is that moment of leaving addiction recovery treatment – that day when one is asked to apply the skills he… read more →
The Cabin Chiang Mai often receives phone calls with concerned family members of an addict wanting to know various ways that we can help them. Due to the high… read more →
When the Irish poet William Butler Yeats wrote, “In dreams begins responsibility,” was he talking about recovering alcoholics? An article on The Fix, an online magazine about addiction and… read more →
More often that not, when a celebrity’s name shares headline space with a drug topic, it is a sensationalised story of about a recognised name being admitted to an addiction… read more →
Addiction was first classified as a treatable illness by the American Medical Association (AMA) in 1956, yet some people still choose to believe that addiction is simply a few poor… read more →
Enabling is often perceived as helping; in fact, they are two very different actions, thus it is important for family members and friends of addicts to understand the difference between… read more →
The everyday ‘pace’ that we all experience seems to be getting faster and faster with age. It seems as though there is numerous tasks to complete, but yet so… read more →
