Addiction affects individuals and communities, presenting significant challenges. Whether it involves substance abuse, gambling, or other addictive behaviors, providing support and understanding is crucial for recovery. By offering guidance and empathy, you can make a positive impact on their path towards a healthier and happier life.
Understanding Addiction
To effectively support someone with addiction, it's important…
Drug Abuse
Marijuana and hallucinogen use among young adults reached a time-high in 2021
NIH-supported study also found that past-month vaping levels rebound after an early pandemic drop
August 22, 2022
Marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year reported by young adults 19 to 30 years old increased significantly in 2021 compared to five and 10 years ago, reaching…
Making an Informed Decision. How Can I Know What Kind of Treatment I Need for Alcoholism or Drug Abuse?
Where should I go?
Of the 40,000,000 people in the United States who suffer from SUD, Substance Use Disorder, which includes Alcohol, only about 6-10% will get any help for their disease. This is because most people do…
A Community of Caring Providers
Recovering from a dependency on alcohol or drugs requires a community of providers from detox to hospital inpatient to residential care to intensive outpatient and finally to individual providers. Each step is important and necessary for a lasting recovery.
Today, thanks to the internet, so much is available to those needing…
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It's no secret that heavy drinking is linked to potential health problems, from liver damage to increased risk of cancer. But most people probably wouldn't think a nightcap every evening is much of a health threat. Now, new evidence suggests even one drink a day is linked to detectable changes in the brain, even if it's…
So many wonderful people struggle with the question of whether or not they have an addiction or a dependency on a substance or a certain behavior. Denial, of course, prevents us from being completely honest with ourselves.
We are taught from childhood to be self-sufficient, to solve our problems, to learn to care for ourselves. Naturally,…