There are different treatment options for different scenarios. For those of us struggling with an addiction, there are 12-Step groups that can be beneficial. These groups help us along our journey to sobriety and recovery.…
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Chances are, someone you know is struggling with an addiction. Many people around you may be dealing with an addiction to a drug of some sort, even if you don’t know it. Substance use is…
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“The Alcoholics Anonymous model has worked for drinkers and drug addicts for decades. But there are other options too,” says Lisa Lombardi, writer for TIME Magazine’s Special Edition: “The Science of Addiction.” Addiction is difficult…
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Not all addictions are fueled by a substance. Behavioral addictions are just as real as substance use disorders. The risk of winning big, the thrill of sexual relations, and the rush from compulsive shopping can…
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Besides nature versus nurture, there’s another variable that can significantly impact whether or not someone may develop an addiction: timing. Danielle Dick, an addiction researcher, says to TIME Magazine that youth and young adults who…
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Not all addictions are fueled by a substance. Behavioral addictions are just as real as substance use disorders. The risk of winning big, the thrill of sexual relations, and the rush from compulsive shopping can…
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It’s the age-old question when it comes to human behavior: nature or nurture? Is addiction written in people’s genes, or do they develop addictions because of their life experiences? Today, “experts recognize that every human…
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Many people who don’t understand addiction may often wonder what happens in the brain when someone is battling an addiction. If you are struggling with addiction, you need to learn about what’s going on inside…
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When 25 year-old Monica Rudolph did not know where to turn to clean herself of her heroin addiction in Little Falls, Minnesota, she called treatment centers but would have to wait two weeks to be…
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Ketamine is a drug classified as a dissociative anesthetic and is mostly used on animals during veterinary procedures. Despite not being considered safe for recreational use by humans, some people use ketamine by injecting it,…
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