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Recovery from drug or alcohol addiction is a rewarding but difficult journey. Unfortunately, many people struggle with symptoms of depression while traveling the road to recovery, which often requires that special care be taken not to relapse. If you battle depression in your recovery, you are not alone. Here are five ways to cope with your illness.

Retrain your brain!

 We hear a lot about the use of heroin, especially with the recent death of Philip Seymour Hoffman. But is heroin dangerous enough to kill you? If you talk to substance abuse experts, the answer will be a resounding yes, as too much heroin can cause a fatal overdose.

 Heroin use is on the rise. This highly addictive narcotic has become more widely available, is cheaper than ever, and is purer in form. There are two main reasons for these changes: the federal crackdown on prescription pill abuse, and the correlating influx of heroin into the black market by drug cartels. 

Can Heroin Withdrawal Kill You?

 Admitting we are powerless over alcohol is a hard, often painful step to take. Many of us have fought long and hard to keep drinking in spite of all the problems it causes within our homes, jobs, families, and relationships. 

 A relapse can occur for any number of reasons: pain pills after an accident, a death of a loved one, a job loss, a promotion, a hard time, a good time, a marriage, a divorce… most anything can push alcoholics and addicts back into their disease if they are not working hard to stay sober. 

Becoming overwhelmed by the trials of life instead of continuing to make recovery the number one priority above all else can lead directly back to the bottom. 

 Does the recent establishment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) help addicts in any way? With all the buzz surrounding the Act, the majority of addicts and many healthcare officials are talking about the benefits concerning addiction treatment.

Pot, weed, dope… whatever you call it, the conversation around marijuana is on a national scale these days. 

Most of us know about the short-term effects of alcohol on the body, but what we might not be aware of are the long term affects. Over years, alcohol can wreak havoc on the body and can affect mental health as well.  Physicians urge patients to give up alcohol entirely or at the very least drink only on rare occasions.

Short term effects

 Originally created for use as a painkiller in the late 1800s, heroin’s unchecked use by physicians led to widespread addiction en masse. This coupled with the rampant abuse of the drug by the veterans of the Vietnam War has led to a nationwide epidemic in the United States.