Foundations Recovery LIVE
An honest, candid and entertaining perspective on substance abuse and addiction with the goal to provide peer recovery, support, and education to substance abusers, addicts, their families/friends, and the community. Created and hosted by the founders of Foundations Recovery.
Episodes
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 relate to my personal experiences are the f...
Substance Abusing at Work
70% of people with Substance Abuse Disorders are employed
Effects in the workplace
Injury, accident
65% of on the job accidents caused by someone under the influence
loss of productivity
Negative morale amongst coworkers
Encouraging drinking in the workplace
Vendor lunches, dinners, parties, events.
Company sponsor...
Topic:
Gateway drugs
Definitions
“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.com
A lot of research has been conducted to determine if there is such a thing as "gateway drugs". ...
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 addict
Negative Labeling
The titles we as a society place on a drug or alcohol user
Society's assumption that drug and alcohol users are criminals deserving ostracization.
Socie...
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 addiction
- Their own stories of substance abuse
- Their environment as children being cared for by addicts
- How their environment affected their childhood
- Their self-recovery
The goal of this episode is to bring awareness to those who are not activ...
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, addiction, addicts, peer recovery and everything...
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