Addiction and Recovery Archives

What to Do When You Face Temptation

By julia-attaway2 min read

The benefit of choosing faith over gratification

Hope for Alcohol Addiction: Knowing the Signs

By Brooke Obie2 min read

April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Here are the signs of alcoholism you need to know.

A Counselor Addresses Common Myths About Addiction

Licensed alcohol and drug counselor Mary Spaulding discusses and debunks some of the myths and misconceptions associated with addiction and recovery.

Guideposts speaks with Pastors Dave and Deborah Beddoe about Addiction

Listen as we speak with Dave and Deborah Beddoe, pastors who saw their lives thrown into turmoil due to Dave’s addiction to painkillers.

How Susan Burton Is Helping Women Rebuild After Prison

By Jessica Toomer6 min read

The founder of A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project details her own story of life behind bars and why she’s helping women find their clean slate after prison in a new memoir.

How to Love Someone in the Throes of Addiction

By Julia Attaway9 min read

Jesus loved even the most confused and sinful and troubled and sick.

Janice visits this meditation garden before or after her shifts.

Fighting Opioid Addiction: A Nurse Shares Her Family’s Struggles

By Janice Dennis8 min read

Having lost one son to opioids and watched another son struggle with his addiction, this ICU nurse educates her patients about the dangers of opioid abuse.

SXSW Doc ‘Take Your Pills’ Explores a Different Drug Crisis

By Jessica Toomer5 min read

The Netflix documentary produced by Maria Shriver and her daughter Christina Schwarzenegger highlights a lesser-known drug epidemic in America.

Recovering From Addiction, His Path Leads Him to Help Others

By David Stoecker9 min read

There’s a reason this outreach coordinator is able to guide addicts toward their paths to recovery: He used to be an addict himself.

Recovering addict and outreach counselor David Stoecker

David Stoecker on His Approach to Recovery from Addiction

David Stoecker, recovering addict and outreach coordinator for the Missouri Recovery Network, shares an approach to overcoming addiction that he calls “the locker room.”

Jan Rader, fire chief of Huntington, West Virginia

Faith Fuels This Fire Chief’s Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic

By Jan Rader8 min read

The fire chief in the West Virginia town known as the “Overdose capital of America” on why she remains hopeful in the face of her city’s—and the country’s—health crisis.