How Gratitude Helps Drug Addiction Recovery
Staying grateful is a skill that must be learned - especially for individuals who are new to addiction recovery. Gratitude rarely comes naturally to those who have suffered immensely at the hands of an ...
Addiction Treatments With Dual Diagnosis
Substance abuse disorders very frequently occur in individuals with undiagnosed and/or untreated mental illness. In the majority of cases, an individual who is struggling with the disruptive and uncomfortable symptoms of mental illness will ...
What are the Long Term Effects of Cocaine Use?
Cocaine is a powerful and addictive stimulant, derived from the leaves of a South American plant - the coca plant. The majority of cocaine in circulation throughout the United States was imported from South ...
Morphine Addiction and Abuse: How Prevalent is it?
Opiate abuse in the United States is an immeasurably serious problem that affects all individuals in society in one way or another. One of the components of America’s opioid and drug problem is morphine. ...
How to Rebuild Finances after Addiction
Substance abuse can take a toll on many aspect of a person’s life – family, friends, employment, personal health and romantic relationships can all suffer greatly as a result of addiction. If you have ...
The Dangers of Alcohol Withdrawal without Supervision
Alcohol is one of the most widely-abused substances among Americans, and a large part of this is because alcohol plays an integral role in celebrations and social norms. People mistakenly believe alcohol is not ...
Overdose from Heroin Laced with Fentanyl
The recent rise in heroin and opioid related overdoses is largely blamed on the drug itself. While this seems like a reasonable conclusion for many, others have become aware of a new drug to ...
Why is Crystal Meth So Addictive?
Just as cocaine had risen to the top of the list of the most widely abused drug, there’s always a newer, cheaper, faster-working drug ready to take its place at the top of the ...
Prescription Drug Addiction Epidemic
Doctors prescribe drugs for specific purposes; typically to clear an infection or to manage pain. Abuse of prescription drugs occurs when the drugs are used in any way other than in the manner which ...
There Is More to Substance Abuse Recovery Than Abstinence
Attitudes about people amid substance abuse recovery have changed over time. It used to be thought that having a substance addiction should be seen as shameful or even disgraceful. People used to think that ...
