For 4 years I worked at a residential treatment center that treated substance abuse, use, and addiction. I, got to see first hand what the disease of addiction did to countless of individuals. Individuals who have their whole lives ahead of them. Individuals ranging of all ages, all genders, all races. Addiction surely does not discriminate. I also got to experience what addiction did to their friends and families. I became what many of these individuals called a mentor. I wore many hats in my position as a 'recovery advocate' and advocate I was.
There is a fine line between substance use, abuse, and addiction, and quite sadly this line often gets blurred.
In this blog I will not only dissect the differences between the three, I will also go in depth with the variety of substances one can become entrenched in. I will talk about detox, treatment, the twelve step process, and other recovery alternatives.
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