Watching a friend struggle with drug or alcohol addiction can be painful and frustrating, but there are ways for you to offer help and support. Although you can’t ultimately force anyone to seek...
5 Tips for Helping an Addicted Friend
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5 Celebrities That Beat Addiction and Stayed Sober
Modern celebrities are often known as much for their outrageous lifestyles and personal eccentricities as for their talents. What once was only rumored and whispered about in gossip circles is now...
4 Ways to Find Meaning in a Life Without Drugs
One of the most important parts of drug addiction recovery is finding new meaning in life, which gives you something to focus on and new, healthier goals to work toward. This can be more difficult...
4 Reasons Your Loved One Struggles with Addiction, but Others Don’t
Drug addiction is a complex disease that starts in the brain. When your loved one is struggling with a drug addiction, you may find the fact that some people seem immune to addiction quite...
3 Things to Consider When Bringing Up Your Loved One’s Addiction
So, your sister has become dependent on opiate pain relievers. At first, she was taking them for a legitimate reason--a terribly painful broken ankle. Now her ankle is improving and she's starting...
5 Ways People Hide Addiction
Addiction Addiction has many faces and may be affecting the people you least expect. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, nearly 24 million U.S. adults and teenagers were estimated to...
How to Enjoy the Holidays Sober
The holidays often involve a lot of great parties and get-togethers. Many of those fun times also involve plenty of drinking, but it doesn’t have to be that way. There are many ways to have sober holiday celebrations, and to avoid alcohol if you find yourself at a party where it is being served. You can […]
Creating an “Intentional Family” over the holidays
Sometimes, the family you were born into isn’t one that’s going to be supportive of your efforts to remain sober. Other times, you might find that there’s just too much dysfunction in your family, or maybe most of your family members have moved on or passed away. That can make for a difficult holiday season, […]
What is CDI Combined Drug Intoxication?
When drugs are taken together, interactions and exacerbation of side effects is always a concern. This is why pharmacists and doctors will always ask what other medications you are taking. But, when people are consuming drugs recreationally, drugs are often combined, sometimes lead to tragic effect. Figures from the National Institutes on Drug Abuse indicate that hospitalizations […]
Advantages of Treating Substance Abuse as a Medical Issue
Substance abuse is a complex disease that is a medical issue, not a mental illness. This is because addiction involves dysregulation of neurotransmitters and the negative effects they have on brain functioning when normal levels are disrupted by alcohol and/or drugs. Neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine are responsible for regulating brain circuitry associated with […]
How brain development is affected by substance abuse
Adolescence is a time that’s both scary and exciting. The changes that take place during adolescence bridge the gap from childhood into the teenage years, setting the stage for the adulthood that’s on the horizon. While many of the changes that occur during adolescence are considered normal, the inclusion of drugs and alcohol into the […]
Detoxification and the Withdrawal Symptoms
Abusing drugs or alcohol impacts your body, your relationships and your mindset. When you want to recover from an addiction, going through detoxification provides a chance to remove the lingering substances or toxins in your body. Unfortunately, you will also face withdrawal symptoms. Understanding the symptoms that you will face and the possible options to […]