Let’s begin with the history of cocaine. People in South America have chewed or ingested coca leaves (the source of cocaine) for thousands of years. No doubt, they did this for the stimulant effects. Then, in the early 1900s, the purified chemical was...
Did you know that trauma and addiction often go hand and hand? Although we have well-developed protocols for addiction treatment, the underlying trauma doesn’t always get the attention it deserves. Research suggests that one out of 10 people have a substance...
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a chronic disease characterized by a person who is unable to stop drinking, regardless of the negative side effects. When someone suffers from alcoholism, they become both physically and mentally dependent on alcohol to function....
Miracles Recovery Center is a miracle in itself, and it can help you work miracles for yourself. It was founded by an individual who experienced the struggle of substance abuse and made it through to recovery. And his struggle gave him the drive to provide outstanding...
Addiction has been called a family disease. If one person in the family has a drug addiction, the whole family is affected by it. Like tossing a pebble into a pond, the ripples from addiction spread out through the family and cause miscommunication, trauma, and...
