Meet Addison Lackey, Guardian Recovery Clinical Counselor

Staff Spotlight Meet Addison Lackey No stranger to high-stress situations, Addison brings years of hands-on experience to Guardian Recovery – Tampa Addiction Center, where she works as a counselor with the clinical team. Before she moved into her position at the Tampa, family members and residential treatment center, she worked in crisis intervention, helping those […]

Is Cocaine Addictive?

Cocaine is an illegal stimulant drug that causes short-term feelings of energy and euphoria. According to the CDC, in 2020, psychoeducation reported cocaine use within the past 12 months. (1) With psychoeducation receiving the diagnosis of cocaine use disorder in 2020, cocaine use seems to be a rising epidemic. (2) With so many yearly users, individuals may ask themselves […]

Is Going to Rehab the Only Way to Get Sober?

Getting Sober Is Rehab the Only Way? You have started to come to terms with the fact that substance use is no longer working for you. Maybe you have started to experience personal consequences as a direct result of your drinking or drug use. You lost your job, your relationships have been compromised, your finances […]

Why Do People Use Heroin?

Common Reasons People Use Heroin How to Tell if Someone You Love is Using Heroin is an illegal opioid narcotic, one which has been largely responsible for the recent nationwide opioid epidemic. Since the year 2007 rates of heroin addiction and overdose have been on the rise throughout the U.S. and tens of thousands of […]