Addiction impacts families every year. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (1), nearly 23.5 million Americans abuse drugs or alcohol each year, but only a small portion...
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Addiction is Complex and Treatment is Effective
There's no denying that addiction is complex. While some people have difficulty understanding it, others have even more difficulty coping with it. Unlike many other diseases, however,...
7 Steps to be a “Foodie”: Nutrition After Rehab
Nutrition after rehab is an important part of a healthy lifestyle during recovery. People who use and abuse substances generally don't get proper nutrition to fuel their bodies. The...
6 Ways That Your Drug Abuse Affects Your Family
Drug addiction doesn’t just affect you personally. It also has an impact on those around you. From strained relationships to financial issues, drug abuse can negatively affect your...
How Drug Abuse is Perceived
If you're addicted, you're wondering how you got this way and at the same time, you're concerned with how drug abuse is perceived by society. You've probably heard fairly negative...
4 Ways Addiction Can Cost You Your Happiness
Addiction Drug and alcohol addiction can provide temporary feelings of pleasure, but their long-term consequences are quite the opposite. Aside the cost of acquiring drugs and potential...
7 Ways that Treatment Facilitates a Successful Recovery from Drug Addiction
Struggling with Drug Addiction Many people struggling with drug addiction dismiss their problem as “not that bad” or worry that “there’s nothing I can do about it anyway.” Although the...
7 Benefits of REBT
REBT treatment, which stands for rational emotional cognitive behavioral therapy, is an action-oriented approach to treating a variety of cognitive, emotional and behavioral concerns....
A Comprehensive Approach to Drug and HIV Recovery
The use of injection drugs accounts for roughly 10 percent of the HIV cases in America each year, according to statistics published online at AIDS.gov. This means that if you're...
A Safe Detoxification is Step One in Your Recovery Program
Safe Detoxification Building safety into your life is a new concept when you are beginning your recovery journey. Until now, using any drugs (that have not been prescribed for you by a...
Addiction: A Complex Disease
If your grown child struggles with addiction, you should know that it is a disease, and there is treatment that can help. Addiction: A Complex Disease According to The National...
A Caregiver’s View of Brain Damage Caused by Alcohol Abuse
Perhaps you remember a particular scene from the show Cheers in which the lovable character Cliff explains why he feels his drinking habit has made him smarter. He explains that alcohol...