Foundations Recovery LIVE

This episode talks about socializing while in active addiction or during/after recovery treatment, from the perspective of a social host/friend or family member and the attendee who is in active addiction or in recovery. This episode references an Article from Kelly E Green PhD, LP – Navigating Addiction in the Holiday Season My main take aways from the article that I share and r

Substance Abusing at Work 70% of people with Substance Abuse Disorders are employedEffects in the workplace Injury, accident 65% of on the job accidents caused by someone under the influence loss of productivity Negative morale am...

Topic: Gateway drugsDefinitions“a habit-forming drug that can lead to the use of other, more addictive drugs” Drugrehab.com “the idea that use of one particular substance will lead individuals to subsequently be at a greater risk to abuse other substances.” Americanaddictioncenters.comA lot of research has been conducted to determine if there is such a thing as "gateway dru

Stigma If we want to make any effort to address the drug overdose crisis, we must include action to reduce stigma. Topics:I share some personal stories of stigma and how I judged, or was afraid to be judged. The Stigma of an addictNegative LabelingThe titles we as a society place on a drug or alcohol userSociety's assumption that drug and alcohol users are criminals deserving ostra

Foundations Recovery LIVE Host Megan chats with her sister Alyssa about their childhood with their addict mother. They share stories of:Their mothers mental illness, substance abuse and addictionTheir own stories of substance abuseTheir environment as children being cared for by addictsHow their environment affected their childhoodTheir self-recoveryThe goal of this episode is to b

Foundations Recovery LIVE is a podcast about peer recovery for substance abuse and addiction. Foundations Recovery LIVE provides an entertaining, honest and transparent perspective on substance abuse and addiction while focusing mainly on peer recovery. This episode introduces Megan the creator and host of the podcast and her mission to educate society about substance abuse, addict