by Broadway Treatment Center | May 24, 2016 | Addiction & Pop Culture
President Obama and Macklemore took to the Internet last week to address the growing epidemic of opioid addiction in this country. It is an important message that they are sending and one indicative of the change in tone that needs to occur in the conversations taking...
by Broadway Treatment Center | Mar 21, 2016 | Addiction & Pop Culture
In our media-driven society, celebrities often achieve an almost royalty-like status. Actors, musicians and other high-profile figures are regularly in the news, on entertainment shows and on the covers of magazines and tabloids. Because scandals sell, we often see...
by Broadway Treatment Center | Aug 26, 2015 | Addiction & Pop Culture
While technology sometimes has its drawbacks, there is no doubt that it is also a useful tool. Smartphones are not only great for calling people (like your sponsor) and playing games, there are also a number of apps that you can download for everything from shopping...
by Broadway Treatment Center | Aug 20, 2015 | Addiction & Pop Culture, Substance Abuse Therapies
What are the top ten most abused drugs right now? What are their effects, and how is addiction to these substances impacting people and the community at large? Finally, what are the solutions? Here is ten of the most popular drug and their effects: 1. Alcohol Legal...
by Broadway Treatment Center | Jul 27, 2015 | Addiction & Pop Culture
Jason Mewes Drug Addiction Jason Mewes didn’t grow up in Hollywood. He grew up the way many of us grow up. In an economically depressed community with an addicted parent. Life wasn’t easy for him, and his future didn’t look bright. Like many other addicts, he...
by Broadway Treatment Center | Jun 18, 2015 | Addiction & Pop Culture
For many recovering addicts, being clean and sober is more than just being abstinent, it is a serious way of life. It is a way of viewing the world and thinking, feeling and acting. And, recovery is fun! Going to meetings with friends, attending conventions, going on...