Meet Tranq
Meet Tranq by Teresa Cobleigh Know What's in Your Drugs - Opioid Awareness Day is September 21st Neal and Jarrod Shusterman colorfully personify drugs in their book Roxy, a cautionary [...]
Overdose Rates Break Records
Overdose Rates Break Recordsby Teresa Cobleigh We watched headlines of rising pandemic casualties in 2020-21. Still, those numbers masked the silent killer of overdose-related deaths that came with social isolation, [...]
Recovery Meetings 101: A Newcomer’s Guide to AA, NA, and More
Are Recovery Meetings for me? One of the most common hindrances that stop people from taking the first step in seeking help for addiction is fear. Fear takes on many [...]
What is Dopamine and How Does it Adversely Affect People Suffering from Addiction?
Why is it so hard for a person using drugs or alcohol to quit abusing them and what does dopamine have to do with it? If you, or someone [...]
Celebrating Wellness & Recovery
Wellness and self-care are vital for healing from the effects of addiction. During Wellness Week with Herren, we held the "Celebrate Wellness and Recovery" Contest, inviting people across the country [...]
Why Family Healing is Important
You will often hear behavioral health professionals refer to substance use disorder* (SUD) as a family disease and you may wonder what this means. Especially since, in most cases, [...]
Why the Journey to Recovery is Worth It
“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” You may have heard this famous quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self Reliance, a transcendental guide to connecting oneself with the inner [...]
Aubrey’s Story
Empowering Others to be Substance-Free
Lisa’s Story
Turning A New Leaf & Healing From Addiction
Jason’s Story
The Road to Recovery from Addiction
