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Intimate relationships, including marriage, are supposed to be based on honesty and trust. In fact, a healthy marriage can make you feel like your relationship is a safe haven from a chaotic, confusing, and stressful world. But when your spouse has addiction challenges, your marriage might begin to feel like a nightmare. You might feel […]

When most people think of the word “alcoholic,” an array of stereotypical images come to mind. You might picture someone who’s sloppy, slurs their words, stumbles around, and constantly has a hangover. You may think of someone who has dysfunctional relationships or several DUIs. Or you might picture the angry, irritable alcoholic who yells and […]

Depression can disrupt every aspect of your life. When you’re depressed, you may feel like you’re living in a bubble that constantly leaves you numb. You might start to believe that nothing matters, even that you don’t matter and that there's no point to anything you do. At various points in your depression, you might […]

When you decide to attend addiction treatment for substance abuse challenges, there are many details you need to think about. One of your main concerns may be whether or not you can attend drug rehab and keep your job. After all, most people can’t simply leave their job for several weeks at a time. Yet […]

You’re probably familiar with the terms binge drinking and alcoholism. People use both expressions to describe heavy drinking that may indicate alcohol-related problems. You might even hear the terms used interchangeably, but alcoholism and binge drinking are not the same. Even though most people struggling with alcoholism engage in binge drinking often, binge drinking is […]

If you’re in the process of recovering from addiction, you know it isn’t easy. Recovery is a life-long process that requires a lot of time and support. Usually, you can find those things through community peer support groups, group therapy, and the help of loving friends and family. But we’re living in unprecedented times as […]

Dear Genesis Community, Like you, we are closely monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak that is affecting the entire nation and world. We want to assure you that we are taking all appropriate measures to keep our recovery community safe. These steps include: As always, our top priority is the health and wellbeing of our recovery […]

I remember watching Requiem for a Dream when it came out (looking back a 12-year-old had no business watching that movie). It probably didn't seem like a strange movie to watch because I had seen people close to me become addicted to cocaine, pills, and heroin my whole life. The drugs were never visible, but […]

Addiction is most commonly associated with drugs and alcohol but the disease of addiction can manifest itself in many ways. For example, some other common problem areas of addiction are gambling, pornography, and eating. People sometimes get addicted to multiple things. While the manifestations differ, the causes are often the same. These can include fear, […]

They are called by different names: safe injection sites, supervised injection sites, supervised consumption facilities, or drug consumption rooms. These government-sanctioned facilities that allow drug addicts to shoot up in a clean, safe environment without fear of arrest. Users bring their own drugs, they are not provided, but needles, cotton, and other supplies are. They […]