As you reflect on your condition during your search for a treatment facility to overcome your substance addiction, it is important to keep in mind your overall health, which includes your emotional...
We live in a post-modern, secular humanist society that has largely turned its back on spiritual needs and religious beliefs. Many point to this lack of recognition of the spiritual aspects of human...
Your adult child is currently in treatment for a drug or alcohol addiction and is considering leaving the program before completion. What options do you, as a concerned parent, have? You may wonder...
As you know, a drug addiction can take a significant toll on your loved one’s life and the lives of those around them, affecting work, relationships and other aspects of life. Addiction is a complex...
It is scary to think that someone you love might have an addiction, but it is important to keep in mind that you are not alone in the struggle. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that at...
Physical addiction and emotional addiction may, at first, appear as though they are separate occurrences. Although we often consider the mind and body as different entities, the brain is a part of...
Although there are a wide variety of common ingredients to make drugs, certain items are commonly found in many substances. This post will look at some of them. The creation and development of...
Among the many substances that are commonly abused, few are more insidious and harmful than cocaine. And few have been destroying lives for as many years as the innocuous looking white powder. The...
Scientists have known for years that having a parent who is addicted to drugs or alcohol is a factor that makes children more at-risk for becoming addicted themselves. According to the National...
Depression impacts the lives of several Americans each year. The LA Times explains that roughly one in thirteen Americans have moderate to severe depression, but only about 35 percent with severe...
Regardless of the type of sport, performance enhancing drugs are nearly everywhere – from small town gyms to major league locker rooms. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) reports...
Addiction is primarily fueled by abnormal neurotransmission, biomolecular mechanisms enabling nerve cells (neurons) to send impulses or signal to other nerve cells. The more accelerated...
