Category: Addiction & Recovery Blog

A recent study by the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions reports that Americans are drinking more alcohol than ever. The highest increase in drinking has been among women, minorities, and older people. Over the last 10 years, the alcohol industry has increased their focus on targeting their advertising to women. I am […]

My Life Was an Endless Cycle of Drug Use and Shame In 2014, I was living in a shame-spiral. My addiction and attempts at recovery were running my life and robbing me of a good life. I could not figure out how to get sober. I had lost the desire to even try. I thought […]

Love is the key to opening recovery pathways. The healing power of love has no boundaries, has no walls, it holds no record of misgivings and it believes in second chances. Love is that quality that erases all prejudice and judgement and moves us to forgive, gives us a peace of mind and keeps us […]

A misconception of addiction is that it only affects the person who are suffering from a drug or alcohol problem. But it doesn’t just affect this one person – it is a family disease. Family members suffer while watching their loved one struggle. They may even argue among themselves as they disagree on how to […]

An old drug is finding new targets in Florida. Crystal meth, which was once popular in the early 2000s, is making a comeback by finding more users, leading to additional police probes and causing more overdoses. Meth labs had peaked over a decade ago, and then began to slow down and die off as authorities […]

When you first start looking at treatment options for a drug or alcohol addiction, it can be overwhelming to see the variety of treatment options. You may see words like addiction, day/night treatment, intensive outpatient and more. Starting this journey to sobriety can be the hardest and bravest step to take. Don’t let confusing jargon […]

The first step toward sobriety is often the hardest. Finding the right rehab facility for your loved one can be overwhelming with the many options that are available. How do you know which ones are accredited and actually care about your loved one’s sobriety journey? There are ways to find drug and alcohol treatment centers […]

When someone experiences a life-threatening event, it is possible to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This condition can adversely affect their lives in many ways, but it can also open the door to a drug addiction. There are many theories as to why these two are so closely linked, and one of the top ones […]

FOOTPRINTS BEACHSIDE RECOVERY CENTER ACHIEVES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE ACCREDITATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION    Treasure Island, Florida – July 19, 2018 – Footprints Beachside Recovery Center today announced it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Behavioral Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of […]

Prescription painkillers are designed to reduce sensitivity to pain and can be crucial to those who need them. However, they can also create a state of euphoria that their users may come to crave. As beneficial as painkillers can be when recovering from an injury or surgery, they have a great potential for misuse and […]

WFLA News Channel 8 reached out to Footprints Beachside Recovery to comment after a Pinellas County woman with a long history of drug-related charges was arrested in St. Petersburg, Florida. Spanning the course of over a decade, this Florida native has been detained over 50 times for a variety of crimes resulting from her severe […]

With so many medical advances in recent years, some are wondering when anti-addiction vaccines will appear on the market. The idea of anti-drug vaccines is certainly not new, and now researchers are starting to close in on these medications and bring some to clinical trials. While addiction vaccines aren’t available today (not yet, anyway), researchers […]