Addiction can be detrimental to a person’s well-being, especially when left untreated. While rehabilitation centers are imperative to the recovery process, some individuals may feel
If you are struggling to part with addictive substances, you are not alone. As it turns out, addiction has been around almost as long as
Sometimes addiction is a slow process that develops over time, or it can happen quickly, depending on genetics or other factors. Because it’s a complex
Any substance that we use for pleasure can be an addiction—this includes sugar. Research shows that our brains are hardwired for pleasure, and sugar works
At one point, addiction wasn’t viewed as a disease or brain disorder, so the idea of someone going through recovery and being “done” wasn’t unheard
Once you take that first step in admitting you have an addiction to either alcohol or drugs, the next hardest step is telling your family.
You might have seen some disturbing signs of your teen abusing drugs and noticed them acting strangely. You even thought about confronting their behavior. Is
Mental health and substance abuse have proven to be strongly linked. Though neither necessarily causes the other, both seem to amplify the other. Dual diagnosis
