THE COST OF ADDICTION: HOW ADDICTION CHIPS AWAY AT YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE
No matter the type of addiction an individual experiences, the cost of addiction is immense. A person pays for their addiction not only with money, but with their emotional health as well. Throughout the duration of an addiction, they may come to lose many things that are important to them. The Cost of Addiction Emotional […]
WHY MORE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHOULD FUND TREATMENT PLANS
For the hundreds of thousands of people who suffer from drug abuse, alcohol abuse, or full-blown addiction on a daily basis, some of them may find that necessary and invaluable treatment programs are not as cheap as they may have initially thought. In fact, some programs are (simply put) cost-prohibitive. According to the National Institute […]
TAKING AWAY TOYS TO PREVENT ADDICTION
How early is too early to worry about addiction? According to some researchers, addictive behaviors begin in early childhood, and if we can train these behaviors out of children, we might be able to head drug and alcohol addiction off at the pass. At a daycare center in Berlin, Germany, the kindergarten class (which includes kids […]
12-STEP PROGRAM
Twelve-step programs are used by approximately 74 percent of treatment centers. Alcoholics Anonymous originated the idea for the model in 1938 when founder Bill Wilson noticed the positive effects people experienced when they shared their stories about the struggles of alcoholism with one another. Alcoholics Anonymous is still one of the most well-known support groups. […]
GETTING SOBER AS SENIOR CITIZENS
You might think of addiction as a young person’s problem. In some ways, this makes sense, just based on the sad truth that so many people with substance abuse issues end up overdosing or in jail. Of course, plenty of people do make it to recovery, and they’re able to live into their golden years […]
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM REHAB
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reported that in 2012, 2.5 million people in the United States received substance abuse treatment at a specialized facility. Unfortunately, this only accounts for less than 11 percent of the over 23 million Americans age 12 and older who are addicted to alcohol or drugs. There are a variety […]
THE OPIOID CRISIS IN NEW ENGLAND
If someone were to ask you what states are hardest hit by the drug epidemic, you’d probably choose some of the poorer Southern states, or maybe places like New Mexico, Texas, California, and Arizona that are near the Mexican border. You’d be surprised to hear, then, that one of the regions with the highest number […]
COMPULSIVITY CIRCUIT IN HEAVY DRINKERS
Have you ever wondered why people continue using drugs or alcohol despite all the negative effects it has on their lives? You might have a friend or family member who has lost their job or custody of a child and still continues to abuse their substance of choice, and you think, why isn’t that enough […]
THE FIVE STAGES OF ALCOHOL RECOVERY
Starting out on an unknown venture is terrifying, but perhaps knowing what to expect along the way and knowing what the expected outcome is will help to ease some of those tensions. The alcohol detox process requires time, patience, and plenty of outside support. Recovery is going to completely change the way your entire world […]
CAN YOU DETOXIFY YOUR LIVER?
We’ve all heard that alcohol is bad for the liver. For some people, drinking as little as one glass of wine or beer a day is enough to cause liver problems. Fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and cirrhosis are all liver diseases that can potentially develop due to drinking, especially heavy drinking. Those conditions are all serious […]
