By Derek Peters Tree House Staff Ever notice how quickly life can cruise by? Maybe it’s because of that old saying “time flies when you’re having fun.” Or, maybe it’s because that’s what happens when you grow older. I’m sure … Read More
Hearing Vs Listening: Why The Difference Is Important
Seth Horowitz defined the difference between hearing and listening quite simply in his article, “The Science and Art of Listening” for The New York Times. He wrote, “The difference between the sense of hearing and the skill of listening is … Read More
How Drunk Is Drunk? Understanding Intoxication And BAC Levels
If you ask someone who is intoxicated, or is about to get intoxicated, about their level of intoxication, you are unlikely to receive a specific decimal point number indicating their BAC. BAC stands for Blood Alcohol Content level and represents … Read More
Relapse Warning Signs: The Obvious, The Unobvious, And The PAWS
Many have described relapse as being a single moment, quick as a flash, where good judgment is swiftly replaced by bad decision making. Others have said that they knew relapse was coming for many weeks or even months before it … Read More
Are Energy Drinks Good For Recovery?
Which comes first? The energy drink addiction or the drug addiction? Caffeine and recovery from drug addiction seemingly go hand in hand. The stereotype of recovery group meetings, for example, is accompanied with token items like cigarettes, doughnuts, and coffee. … Read More
Viva La Bam: Bam Margera’s Road To Recovery
You weren’t a proper child, tween, teen, or in your early 20’s in the late nineties/early millennium if you didn’t know Bam Margera. Frontman of alternative rock band HIM, explosive skateboarding star, member of the fondly regarded MTV’s Jackass crew, … Read More
Stopping Might be a Matter of Attention Rather Than Intention
Stop. It’s a natural function of the human brain. We see an octagonal red sign and we know it means stop. We see the letters s-t-o-p and we know to stop. For the most part, we know that we shouldn’t … Read More
How Much is the Opioid Epidemic Costing America?
Addiction comes at a high cost. When the numbers for the amount of overdoses occurring in 2015 came in, the country was shocked. Over 50,000 individuals lost their lives to opioid overdose in a single year. Opioid overdose surpassed gun … Read More
Is the “Gateway Drug” Theory Coming Back?
“Gateway drug” is a term that has come and gone in social and scientific communities. For long years, marijuana was considered to be a ‘gateway drug’, a substance that would open the gates of the mind to other harder, more … Read More
Sensitivity, Addiction, And Recovery
Sensitivity is a controversial subject for men. According to common stereotype and stigma, men are either too sensitive or completely insensitive. Men might have feelings, but they won’t show them, the pervasive myth goes. When men do show their feelings, … Read More