Addiction & recovery
If it's bad, it's good: living with an addictive personality
Is there such a thing as an addictive personality? What research says, what's better supported, and my own list. Plus gambling and gaming help in Québec.
Addiction & recovery
Sixteen years without cocaine or heroin. Cravings, relapse, what helps.
Addiction & recovery
Was I self-medicating undiagnosed autism?
Do undiagnosed autistic adults self-medicate with drugs? What the research says, and what I've asked myself since my late autism diagnosis.
Addiction & recovery
Why relapse after years clean is so dangerous
After years clean, tolerance is gone and the street supply has changed. Why relapse is so dangerous, and how to stay alive if it happens.
Addiction & recovery
Dual diagnosis, when it's the drugs and everything else
What dual diagnosis (concurrent disorders) means, why addiction and mental health need treating together, and where to start in Québec.
Addiction & recovery
NA or SMART Recovery? How I'd pick
NA vs SMART Recovery, explained by someone sixteen years off cocaine and heroin. How each one works, what it costs, and how to pick the one you'll go back to.
Addiction & recovery
Sixteen years clean, and what it's actually like
What is life like after 16 years clean? Quieter, more boring, better. An honest look at sixteen years without cocaine or heroin, problems included.
Addiction & recovery
Do cravings ever go away?
Do drug cravings ever go away? They fade a lot, but not in a straight line. What research says, and what sixteen years without cocaine or heroin feels like.
Addiction & recovery
Getting through opioid withdrawal safely
How do you safely get through opioid withdrawal? With medical help, not alone. Why it matters, where to go, and the overdose risk nobody warns you about.
Addiction & recovery
How long the brain takes to heal from cocaine
How long does it take the brain to heal from cocaine? What the research shows about recovery in the first months and year, from someone sixteen years out.