What to Expect after Drug or Alcohol RehabYou’ve completed a drug or alcohol treatment program. This is a huge first step! Be proud of what…
Dear Enabler,Look, I know your intentions are good. I know that you think all of your “helping” is leading someone back to you from the abyss…
Opioid addiction is a very serious issue today. This fact hardly comes as a surprise, but now there is scientific proof that many people who…
Members of the LGBT community often face a greater risk for substance abuse. Despite an overwhelming consensus on this fact,1 most research in the areas…
Many addicts become dependent on another substance or behavior after quitting their primary addiction. This is called cross-addiction.[1] Why does it happen, and how can addicts…
Addiction is a highly stigmatized disease. A large part of this is due to how the media portrays addicts. As a result, society sees addicts…
Asking or agreeing to go to treatment is a big first step in the road to recovery.If you have never gone to drug or alcohol…
Every year, new findings are released in the field of addiction recovery. The latest research indicates that addiction is a chronic disease that requires ongoing…
It’s an old cliché that people aren’t ready to get sober until they hit “rock bottom.”Rather than talk about or try to define what rock…
The concept of addiction as a disease, though familiar and widely accepted today, is still somewhat novel. When one thinks of diseases, cancer, diabetes or…