Individuals often argue about whether addiction is actually a disease. One of the newest trends going around is that addiction is not a disease because it is something a person chooses to do….
SYNTHETIC DRUGS NOW TAKING MORE LIVES THAN OPIOIDS
- OnAugust 29, 2018
We are all well aware of the terrifying opioid crisis that is spreading across the entire country. It seems like heroin is taking the lives of individuals on a daily basis. Communities big…
INJECTABLE DEVICE CAN MONITOR ALCOHOL LEVELS
- OnAugust 29, 2018
Whether an individual has been sent to substance abuse treatment by order of a court, is a teenager being monitored by his parents, or is someone trying to taper off their substance use,…
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND DIVORCE
- OnAugust 29, 2018
Divorce is a messy, painful thing. It’s bad enough that a marriage is ending, but too often both parties are bitter and angry, determined to fight over every last thing just to spite…
IS ANY LEVEL OF DRINKING SAFE?
- OnAugust 29, 2018
Much to the dismay of many casual drinkers, a study was published in the medical journal the Lancet on August 23, 2018, declaring that there was no safe level of alcohol consumption. According…
MISUSE OF XANAX IN TEENS
- OnAugust 29, 2018
It’s a sobering truth that as a parent, you can do everything possible to protect your child from drugs – monitor their social media, insist on meeting their friends, always demand to know…
SAN FRANCISCO OFFERS ADDICTION TREATMENT TO THE HOMELESS
- OnAugust 28, 2018
The opioid crisis knows no bounds. It affects young and old, black and white, and rich and poor alike. Unfortunately, while susceptibility is universal, treatment is not. Many people are unable to see…
THE COST OF DRUGS
- OnAugust 28, 2018
Apart from all the negative effects that drug and alcohol abuse can cause for your mind and body, there’s another important thing that’s going to suffer a serious blow – your finances. When…
THE BENEFITS OF SMOKING CESSATION
- OnAugust 27, 2018
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. Every year, almost half a million Americans die early because of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke. Another…
STRATEGIES TO COMBAT THE OPIOID CRISIS
- OnAugust 27, 2018
In an effort to combat the opioid crisis, the United States Department of Health and Human Services has developed a five point Opioid Strategy, which it has named as one of its top…