The Differences Between Pharmaceutical and Illicit Fentanyl: Facts You Need to Know
The Differences Between Pharmaceutical and Illicit Fentanyl: Facts You Need to Know Fentanyl is a prescription pain reliever, normally distributed as a strong muscle relaxant after surgery or significant trauma. The drug, which is up to 100 times more potent than morphine, is responsible for an estimated 70% of all opioid overdoses, largely because it […]
How Can I Get Through to My Addicted Loved One?
If your loved one is struggling with a substance use disorder, you obviously want to help. Unfortunately, actually getting through to them can be incredibly difficult. Addiction changes people.
What Can a Mother Say to Her Addict Child?
If your child is addicted to drugs or alcohol, it can feel like your responsibility. Depending on your child’s age, that might even be true. Coping with addiction is difficult in any situation.
Psychedelic Microdosing and Sobriety
With 18.5 million Americans struggling with substance use disorders, also known as addiction, there is no question that the USA has a drug epidemic.
How to Help an Alcoholic Spouse
Alcohol use disorder impacts an estimated 14.5 million Americans, or 5.5% of the population. That means one in 20 of us has a substance use disorder.
What is AlAnon and Alateen?
Nearly everyone is aware of the organization, Alcoholics Anonymous. Its treatment methods are used in almost 75% of all rehab centers.
Loving them to Death – When Parents Are Enablers
Today, 18.5 million Americans struggle with drugs and alcohol. For most, substance use starts out innocently enough, trying something.
How to Recognize a High Functioning Alcoholic
An estimated 5.3% of the U.S. population, or over 14 million people have an alcohol use disorder.
What Does Meth Do to Your Brain?
Methamphetamine is an amphetamine-class drug similar to Adderall and other prescription medications.
Resources for Parents of Addicts
Raising children is not easy and raising a child who has struggled with addiction to drugs and alcohol is even more challenging. Whether your child is an adolescent or an adult struggling with substance abuse, addiction challenges the family and parents in unique ways. That is why it is imperative to know where to find help […]