Nearly a million people have watched Chiara de Blasio describe her journey of recovery on YouTube since the video was released over the holidays last month. Chiara wanted to speak out to help all those who are suffering in silence. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, approximately 3.1 million Americans need …
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Using Drugs to Belong, Drinking to Manage Depression: Chiara de Blasio Tells Her Story of Substance Abuse
January 20th, 2014 | Posted by in Addiction | Addiction Discussions | Alcohol Addiction | Drug Addiction | Marijuana Addiction - (Comments Off on Using Drugs to Belong, Drinking to Manage Depression: Chiara de Blasio Tells Her Story of Substance Abuse)Hidden Addictions: The Many Forms of Self-Medication
December 21st, 2012 | Posted by in Addiction | Addiction Discussions - (1 Comments)Who doesn’t self-medicate, at least a little? Sinking into a plate of pasta and a glass of wine or chowing down on French fries after a stressful day really does work to smooth out the rough edges and give us that “ahhhh” feeling. But when does this sort of behavior cross that invisible line between …
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Craving Seen As “Hope”
December 28th, 2011 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (Comments Off on Craving Seen As “Hope”)Cravings perceived as hope.
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