Many people drink alcohol and use drugs because they are depressed or become depressed as a result of prolonged substance abuse. Depression and addiction have a toxic, cyclical relationship that rips apart families, ruins careers and destroys lives.
For decades, experts have debated about everything relevant to the use of marijuana. They debate its adverse effects, its usefulness as a medical treatment, and whether or not states should legalize it for public use.
A narcissistic personality disorder is one of many personality disorders. Personality disorders are types of mental disorders that can completely affect how a person behaves, functions, and thinks.
You can’t bring up the topic of drugs without hearing a story about how it ruined someone’s life. That is because it is true, drugs ruin every aspect of a person’s life.
Substances of abuse wreak havoc on every part of the body. In addition to them altering brain chemistry, it also can have a major impact on the body from a nutritional standpoint.
Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) has done more for us than most of us could have envisioned. And now, the technology is being used in industries such as addiction recovery, revolutionizing the use of technology in the healthcare field.
Within the United States, The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) has forecasted that approximately 30 million people suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorder in their lifetime.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques have been proven to help athletes who suffer from anxiety. Athletes can benefit from CBT to deal with stress inside and outside the world of sports.
For many decades there has been research conducted with conflict and bias on the rates of substance abuse and addiction treatment within the LGBTQ community.
There are over 20 million Americans struggling with substance use disorders and they can be found all around us. While the stereotypes of addiction have painted pictures of lowly people without jobs or families, who are unable to function in daily life, the reality is quite the opposite.
In the context of alcohol and drugs, a relapse indicates the return to a given substance following a non-negligible period of sobriety. A relapse can be particularly traumatic, not just for the patient but for his or her loved ones and friends as well, especially if it takes place after completing rehabilitation.
Believe it or not, most adolescents and teens are exposed to alcohol for the first time through a close family member, often a parent.
Since their inception in the late ’80s, controversy and debate has surrounded drug courts in America. On one hand, they are championed for giving drug users opportunities to turn their lives around and become productive members of society, while also not criminalizing addiction and leaving prisons overcrowded.
When you or someone close to you makes the life-changing decision to fight back against addiction by seeking professional treatment, you’ll have a lot of other decisions to make as well.
One of the things that makes people with drug and alcohol addictions reluctant to seek and accept treatment is the fear of completely ceasing use.
When people sustain personal injuries, they are commonly given prescription medication. Painkillers known as opioids help combat the chronic pain that often occurs as a result.
Bipolar disorder, once known as manic depression, is a serious mental disorder characterized by sudden and intense changes in mood, energy levels, and behavior. While the disorder itself is a hardship to bear, those afflicted with it also have a higher risk of developing alcohol addiction.
When it is time in a young adult’s life to move to college, whether close or far from home, it is a time that signifies exploration and an expression of newfound freedom.
Due to the nature of mental health, those with a mental illness or illnesses in general often live with their symptoms for long periods before seeking treatment if they ever do so at all.
There are many biological and sociological gender differences between men and women, but some of the most primary distinctions include the prevalence, diagnosis, escalation and treatment of mental illnesses.
If someone close to you has recently completed addiction rehab for drugs or alcohol, you should be extremely happy for her, but mindful of the fact that her journey has only just begun.
It’s common knowledge that exercise is good for you, but finding the time and motivation to work out can be a challenge. For those suffering from addiction, it’s especially difficult, as physical activity often takes a backseat to get high.
When you picture a person binge drinking or taking a lot of painkillers like OxyContin, the first image that pops into your head is not likely to be an individual on the verge of retirement.
Across most generations, genders, and demographics drug use in America has increased. Whether discussing heroin, prescription drugs, marijuana or synthetics, American drug abuse has reached alarming levels.
From bootlegging in the 1920s as a response to the prohibition to the federal government declaring the war on drugs in the 1970s, substance abuse has always been widespread in modern American life.
When it comes to substance abuse and addiction, we as a society are more reactive than proactive. Too often, a person’s substance abuse goes unnoticed, unchecked, or ignored until a disaster forces his or her loved ones to acknowledge that a serious addiction problem has developed and that something must be done about it.
A study carried out by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) has shown that alcohol may not be the only problem for repeat drunk drivers.
Women are closing the gap with men when it comes to alcohol consumption. Previous research has indicated that men typically consume more alcohol than women and are more likely to abuse alcohol, drinking it to the point that it affects their health.
It’s undeniable that being wealthy can protect a person from many of life’s harsh realities and offer countless advantages in virtually any situation. However, when it comes to developing an addiction, this is not always the case.
Dealing with an alcoholic parent has a more significant effect on their children than most are aware. Not just alcoholism, but an addiction of any kind causes problems for the substance abuser’s family finances, psychological well-being, and physical health.
New prescription drugs are being created each day to treat every condition under the sun and then some. As the pharmaceutical industry is continually producing new medications, demand is following suit.
For many, the ability to tell the difference between right and wrong is an easy distinction. Yet new research suggests cocaine abuse may compromise our ability to make moral decisions and impact how we view right from wrong.
The battle with a debilitating drug addiction is a lifelong process despite rehabilitation only taking up a small slice of a person’s life. What better way to ensure a smooth transition into what lies ahead of addiction than undergoing aftercare with the same professionals that helped you when you were at your most vulnerable.
When people discuss the impact of addiction, the focus is often on the addicted individual. While no one endures the consequences of chronic substance abuse at the same level as the user, family members are frequently a close second.
The DEA reported that hundreds of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills cut with fentanyl have already infiltrated the United States drug market and the problem is anticipated to get worse.
Over the last few years in America and in other developed nations around the world, a new drinking trend has caught on – mixing alcohol and caffeine.
If addiction recovery is one of the most difficult things a person can go through, then addiction relapse is one of the most devastating. A person in recovery has already caused damage to his life and likely to the lives of those closest to him.
Positive drug tests for American workers doubled from 2015 to 2016, and employee drug use is as high as it has been in a decade.
Few names are more synonymous with U.S. soccer than Abby Wambach. Known both nationally and internationally, Wambach is one of the most accomplished soccer players of all time. Her career includes two Olympic gold medals, a Women’s World Cup championship and 184 goals – the most of any American male or female soccer player in history.
For people who are not struggling with any addictions, it can often be difficult to understand what motivates a person to abuse drugs or alcohol when the dangers are so apparent.
