Pain makes us reach for quick relief—something to take the edge off and keep us moving. We talk honestly about how alcohol and drugs can feel like help at first, then quietly become the problem, especially for those carrying trauma, stress, or old wounds. If you’ve leaned on “liquid confidence,” this episode unpacks how short-term comfort leads to long-term isolation—and how to recognize when life becomes unmanageable. We replace fear with facts: what detox really looks like, how symptoms are...
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Pain makes us reach for quick relief—something to take the edge off and keep us moving. We talk honestly about how alcohol and drugs can feel like help at first, then quietly become the problem, especially for those carrying trauma, stress, or old wounds. If you’ve leaned on “liquid confidence,” this episode unpacks how short-term comfort leads to long-term isolation—and how to recognize when life becomes unmanageable. We replace fear with facts: what detox really looks like, how symptoms are...
50: Fentanyl, Fake Pills, and What Every Parent Needs to Know
Addiction Recovery
18 minutes
3 months ago
50: Fentanyl, Fake Pills, and What Every Parent Needs to Know
"Never take a pill that didn’t come from your family’s doctor." That one rule could save a life—and it’s the heart of an urgent message about the fentanyl crisis sweeping the country. Fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills are killing people of all ages—middle schoolers, college athletes, honor students, adults—after just one mistake. These pills often look identical to real medications, but even a single dose can be deadly. There’s no stereotype for who’s at risk. It could be anyone’s child, frie...
Addiction Recovery
Pain makes us reach for quick relief—something to take the edge off and keep us moving. We talk honestly about how alcohol and drugs can feel like help at first, then quietly become the problem, especially for those carrying trauma, stress, or old wounds. If you’ve leaned on “liquid confidence,” this episode unpacks how short-term comfort leads to long-term isolation—and how to recognize when life becomes unmanageable. We replace fear with facts: what detox really looks like, how symptoms are...
