Tips for tailoring an intervention
If you’ve come to the realization that your friend, family member, or loved one has a substance abuse problem, then [...]
If you’ve come to the realization that your friend, family member, or loved one has a substance abuse problem, then [...]
Withdrawals are often the biggest sign that one is addicted to something. It is also the reason why it can [...]
America has had "drug czars" -- someone who directs the nation's drug policy -- in place since the 1930s. We [...]
There's a thin line between social drinking, alcohol abuse and alcoholism, writes DeAnna Jordan in the U.S. News and World [...]
Drug addiction doesn't care where it strikes. It might hit someone in a major metropolitan area with access to a [...]
Addiction can sometimes be a tricky thing to treat. Medication is often prescribed to assist an addict going through withdrawal [...]
Another process just as important as the in-patient recovery period is post-treatment. This is when the patient moves on and [...]
What we hope for makes a big difference as to how we live our lives and especially for how we [...]
There are plenty of professional aids for assisting one’s recovery. One of those aids is prescribed medication, mostly to help [...]
Addiction was for the longest time seen as a moral choice. People looked down upon those who were “addicts” as [...]
For those of us returning to our lives after in-patient treatment, some environments can seem daunting to return to. School [...]
The “G” word. The thing that always accompanies addiction at one point or another. Guilt is the dreaded reminder of what [...]
Addiction is a battle fought often in the subtle aspects of life. When readjusting to your life post-treatment, you have to [...]
Addiction comes in many forms, and sometimes those forms can result from trying to medicate your original addiction. When someone [...]
Public speaking in recovery There are two types of public speakers. Some know what their talking about and how to [...]