Many people who are getting ready to stop using alcohol or drugs worry that they will not fit in or be accepted if they no…
There seems to be an understanding that substances are vital for social occasions because there is often a lot of alcohol at parties and other…
Our society tries very hard to uphold the idea that substances will bring people happiness. From advertisements on television to social experiences tied to drinking…
Your recovery from substance use is going to be hard work, but you have to carve out time in your busy schedule for “me time.”…
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is what treating professionals look at when diagnosing someone with a mental illness or substance use…
Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, and they essentially speed up messages sent through pathways in the brain and body. In most cases, amphetamines are prescribed to…
Everyone who enters a treatment program for addiction lives with the fear of relapse. Relapse can occur when an individual in recovery returns to drug…
It is common in active addiction to attempt to justify your substance abuse to yourself and others. For those of us that thrive on creativity,…
Addiction is a disease that follows you everywhere, making it impossible to compartmentalize aspects of your life so that they remain unaffected by drugs or…
Substance use among adolescents may be common and even expected to some extent, but that doesn’t mean this high-risk behavior should be overlooked by parents…