8 Ways to Prevent Relapse

In many 12-step programs, there is an adage, “Relapse may be part of my story, but it doesn’t need to be part of my recovery.” And it sounds great on paper. The truth is, there are many men and women who get clean and sober and stay clean and sober without ever...

Disability, Substance Abuse & Addiction

On an unseasonably warm day in December 1964, 19-year-old Dick Elhardt, of Roseville, Minn., and his two best friends went for a joyride in his friends’ Austin Healy. It was the day before Elhardt was to be drafted, and they wanted to have some fun before he left for...