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By Bryan A. | Sobriety Date: July 8, 2022 | Published July 11, 2026

During the late 1970’s I marched with NORML – that stood for the National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws – our goal was to legalize “pot” marijuana – meaning people would be able to grow marijuana in their backyard and smoke it on private property – now forty plus years later, we did not legalize marijuana, we commercialized a new drug which is a very potent concentrated product produced from Marijuana called THC. Up until the past less than 10 years, the human body has never ingested the amount of THC a person can ingest today – it wasn’t possible to smoke enough pot in a day that would equate to a small percent of the amount of THC marijuana user ingests in a few minutes. People are showing up daily in emergency rooms across the country from ingesting too much THC and having difficulty stopping use on their own.

People rarely plan for detox ahead of time.

Alcohol withdrawal isn’t always obvious at first. It can start with something as simple as restlessness or poor sleep. Then a few hours later, things shift—shaking, sweating, a racing heart rate, or growing confusion. That kind of change is what makes withdrawal risky.

One of the things we hear most often from men a few weeks into sobriety has nothing to do with cravings.

Gabapentin doesn’t have the same reputation as stronger medications, which is exactly why people don’t always question it.

A lot of people think withdrawal ends once detox is over. They expect the hardest part to be behind them after the first several days. Sometimes that is true. Sometimes it is not.

I had a heart attack at 33 years old. It was caused by cocaine and alcohol. I survived it, and I kept drinking.

Many people hear the phrase harm reduction definition and assume it means giving up on recovery. In practice, it means something very different. Harm reduction is a practical way to lower danger, illness, and death while helping people move toward better health at a pace they can manage.

Mitch Prager, Founder and CEO of Soberman’s Estate shared; “Jack Daniel’s used to be my best friend but then became my worst enemy - Most people admit to addiction only when they can no longer deny the damage or negative consequences”