Just Love More

Just Love More

Compassionate support for people affected by addiction

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Just Love More, Inc. 455 Moreland Ave NE Unit 5481 Atlanta, GA 31107
Just Love More, Inc. 455 Moreland Ave NE Unit 5481 Atlanta, GA 31107
Just Love More

Just Love More

Compassionate support for people affected by addiction

  • What We Do
    • Services
  • Outreach
    • Outreach Guide
  • Harm Reduction
    • Supplies & Safer Use Kits
  • Support JLM
    • Vehicle Donations
  • JLM Shop
  • Contact

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Real Talk about Addiction

REAL TALK ABOUT ADDICTION: Change Happens

by JLM HQLeave a commentNovember 22, 2021Education

A couple of weeks back, I got a call from a client, let’s call him Joe. Joe is on disability and has dealt with chronic pain for most of his life. If you saw him walking down the street, you’d think Joe was a regular guy. He dresses well, has...

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Real Talk about Addiction

REAL TALK ABOUT ADDICTION: The Beginning of Change

by JLM HQLeave a commentNovember 15, 2021Education

I talked previously about how unaddressed trauma in our lives can lead to addiction and other unhealthy coping mechanisms. This time I’d like to talk about what how to begin the lifelong process of healing from those traumas. For this topic,...

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Real Talk about Addiction

REAL TALK ABOUT ADDICTION: Retraining the Brain

by JLM HQLeave a commentNovember 8, 2021Education

People who use drugs (PWUD) are an impatient lot. It goes back to the brain chemistry stuff I talked about in Part 3, but people dealing with addiction are stuck in an “I want it now!” mindset that is fueled by those predictable rushes of...

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Real Talk about Addiction

REAL TALK ABOUT ADDICTION: The Chamber of Secrets

by JLM HQLeave a commentNovember 1, 2021Education

Addiction is ugly. It’s surrounded by stigma. When we’re in active misuse, we do things we aren’t proud of. For all of these reasons and more, addiction lives in a space fill with secrets and lies.

Because most addiction is rooted in...

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Real Talk about Addiction

REAL TALK ABOUT ADDICTION: “Thieves in the Temple”

by JLM HQLeave a commentOctober 25, 2021Education

In this installment, we’re going to briefly talk about some of the impacts of addiction and substance misuse on our bodies. Nutrition is an important issue to me, especially because I see so few people in the addition and recovery field talking...

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Real Talk about Addiction

Real Talk About Addiction: “If I Only Had a Brain”

by JLM HQLeave a commentOctober 18, 2021Education

Addiction is not as simple as some people would like to believe. The science tells us that it’s more than a choice to use. Addictive behaviors are actively stored in the brain as memories thanks to dopamine. Dopamine is the neurotransmitter...

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Real Talk about Addiction

Real Talk About Addiction: Trauma

by JLM HQLeave a commentOctober 11, 2021Education

Addiction is not the problem, it is a symptom of the problem. You wouldn’t believe how much pushback I get from saying that, but it’s the truth. It is only by integrating all parts of ourselves into our long term recovery plan that we...

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Real Talk about Addiction

Real Talk About Addiction: Arrest and Incarceration

by JLM HQLeave a commentOctober 4, 2021Education

One of the cornerstones of my approach to working with people who use drugs is to create a safe space where they know they can be honest with me, no matter what. That’s the same for the heroin-addicted felon sleeping under a SW Atlanta bridge...

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Addiction and Co-Occurring Disorders

Addiction and Co-Occurring Disorders

by JLM HQLeave a commentJuly 20, 2019Education

Up to 80% of people with substance use issues also have mental health issues. Since the 1980s, this has been known in the Addiction and Recovery arena as "dual diagnosis", with addiction and mental health being treating in tandem. In more...

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Is Relapse a part of Recovery?

by JLM HQLeave a commentMay 13, 2019Education
When it comes to addiction and recovery, there are...
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  • REAL TALK ABOUT ADDICTION: Change Happens
  • REAL TALK ABOUT ADDICTION: The Beginning of Change
  • REAL TALK ABOUT ADDICTION: Retraining the Brain
  • REAL TALK ABOUT ADDICTION: The Chamber of Secrets
  • REAL TALK ABOUT ADDICTION: “Thieves in the Temple”
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