Lorelie Rozzano is a guest blogger for Vertava Health. Death by Overdose Doesn’t Just Happen to Addicts. 18 years have passed since I last put…
You’ve spent the better part of the past few years begging, pleading, demanding – even bribing your loved one to go to treatment for their…
By Karen Morgan When I originally entered the addiction field in late 1992, I was completely unaware of Post Acute Withdrawal (PAW) though I had…
Lorelie Rozzano is a guest blogger for Vertava Health. Is Your Family Sick? (Addicted and Unhealthy Family Systems) Addicted and unhealthy family systems operate under…
You don’t have to be smarter than a fifth grader to know that OxyContin is a powerful prescription painkiller. Late last week, the U.S. Food…
Our country is experiencing a drug epidemic. 100 people die a day from drug overdoses. Heroin is taking out entire cities. People are becoming hopelessly…
“Jagged Little Lies is a raw and revealing look at the pain of addiction and the impact on the individual and the family. Lorelie brings…
When we hear the word addiction, an image comes to mind. Perhaps it’s the homeless person on the street, or the drunk passed out in…
You’ve put your body through years of use. Whether it was heroin, Oxycontin, alcohol or meth; weight-loss, weight-gain; lack of exercise; lack of nutrition; lack…
Recently, in an interview with Men’s Journal, rapper Eminem revealed details of his prescription drug addiction, his pill overdose in 2007, and how he found…