by Joe Hisel | Feb 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
With recovery and addiction there are no quick fixes, and usually the family suffers just as much as the addict. Having a child addicted to drugs has to be the worst feeling in the world. The powerlessness and hopelessness, the lack of control and constant fear that... by Joe Hisel | Feb 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
The last week or so has been the hardest time I have had thus far in my 151 days of sobriety. I feel quite anxious, overly sensitive, and self-conscious. Stress does strange things to me. I am not used to caring about anything, so when I go through something... by Joe Hisel | Feb 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
While prosecutors talk about “dealing death,” low level sellers are afraid to call 911 when a friend overdoses. Heroin needs no marketing. It’s a perfect product that virtually sells itself. Wherever there is heroin it will be bought, no sales pitch... by Joe Hisel | Feb 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
What to do when the thought of living drug-free is terrifying. How do you learn to deal with emotions, with living life again sober when you can’t even cope with living? I’m only 24 years old and I’ve been addicted to one drug or another for the past... by Joe Hisel | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
When they stopped creating Oxycontin that could be crushed, snorted or injected, Oxycontin lost 80% of its revenue. “Welcome to the United States of Addiction,” Chris Bell says in the opening of his new thought-provoking and terrifying exposé-documentary. “America is... 
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