Knowing the signs of recent drug use may allow you to identify a potential substance abuse problem before it matures into a fully developed addiction. As substance addiction is considered a progressive disease,
Interventions can be an incredibly useful and effective way of helping a loved one to get treatment for substance addiction. If done improperly, however, they carry a grave risk of creating new rifts
Did you know that drug use can alter your brain and biological systems? The very structure and chemistry of your brain and body can be changed with long-term substance abuse, sometimes in permanent
Many chronic diseases involve high rates of relapse. For example, research indicates that 30-50% of those suffering from the chronic disease of Type 1 diabetes will experience a relapse and that 50-70% of
The pride one deservedly feels after successfully completing a treatment program and entering recovery can make a relapse feel particularly devastating. It is important to keep things in perspective and remember that relapse
Co-occurring disorders, formerly called “dual diagnoses,” refers to the condition of having a substance addiction and mental health disorder simultaneously. Because people with mental health disorders are more likely to develop a substance
Knowing the signs of recent drug use may allow you to identify a potential substance abuse problem before it matures into a fully developed addiction. As substance addiction is considered a progressive disease,
Interventions can be an incredibly useful and effective way of helping a loved one to get treatment for substance addiction. If done improperly, however, they carry a grave risk of creating new rifts
Did you know that drug use can alter your brain and biological systems? The very structure and chemistry of your brain and body can be changed with long-term substance abuse, sometimes in permanent
Many chronic diseases involve high rates of relapse. For example, research indicates that 30-50% of those suffering from the chronic disease of Type 1 diabetes will experience a relapse and that 50-70% of
The pride one deservedly feels after successfully completing a treatment program and entering recovery can make a relapse feel particularly devastating. It is important to keep things in perspective and remember that relapse
Co-occurring disorders, formerly called “dual diagnoses,” refers to the condition of having a substance addiction and mental health disorder simultaneously. Because people with mental health disorders are more likely to develop a substance
