What is Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA)? With 46.5 million U.S. adults struggling with substance use disorders including alcoholism, it makes sense that many parents have trouble with substance abuse. That abuse turns…
How to Deal with My Lying Young Adult Addict
How to Deal with My Lying Young Adult Addict Drug and alcohol addiction affect millions of Americans. And, for many of us, those addictions change every part of how we live. For many…
What Is a Gateway Drug? Important Facts You Should Know
What Is a Gateway Drug? Important Facts You Should Know Most people have heard of “gateway drugs”, which are normally cited as things like nicotine, alcohol, and marijuana. Purportedly, using these drugs allows…
Why Does Rehab Keep Failing for Some People?
Why Does Rehab Keep Failing for Some People? In 2020, 3.4 million Americans received substance use treatment, which is colloquially known as “going to rehab”. For many people, that single stint in treatment…
When and How to Plan an Intervention
When and How to Plan an Intervention Watching your loved one struggle with drugs or alcohol can be extremely difficult. Often, there’s nothing you can do but talk to them, hope they make…
How to Choose a Fentanyl Rehab Center
How to Choose a Fentanyl Rehab Center If you or a loved one is struggling with an opioid use disorder rehab is the only safe option. Fentanyl is one of the most commonly…
How to Get Insurance to Pay for Drug Rehab
How to Get Insurance to Pay for Drug Rehab If you or a loved one is struggling with drug or alcohol abuse, you’re far from alone. Substance use disorders are one of the…
Can I Go to Rehab Instead of Jail?
Can I Go to Rehab Instead of Jail? Drug and alcohol use disorders and related crimes are at an all-time high in the United States. In fact, in 2020, 40.2 million Americans qualified…
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Alcoholic Liver Disease Today, an estimated 86.5% of the total U.S. population drinks at least occasionally. Alcohol is an intoxicant which is culturally and socially normalized, to the point where it’s often rarer…
Psychedelics As Treatment Options for Drug Addiction
Psychedelics As Treatment Options for Drug Addiction Today, the drug abuse epidemic is at unheard of peaks. In 2021, over 40.3 million Americans qualified as having a substance use disorder. That need for…