Breakups are one of the most traumatic parts of most people’s lives. But, if you’re going through recovery at the same time…
What Does Meth Do to Your Brain
- OnJuly 27, 2021
Methamphetamine is an amphetamine-class drug similar to Adderall and other prescription medications.
How to Prepare Your Kids When You Go to Rehab
- OnJuly 10, 2021
If you’re heading to rehab, you’re far from alone. In 2019, some 18.5 million Americans struggled with a substance use disorder. Of those, more than 11% went to substance use treatment services.
Drugs That Cause Skin Picking
- OnJuly 9, 2021
Drug addiction can cause a variety of skin problems, including skin picking, also known as dermatillomania. Dermatillomania, or skin picking, is considered a “body-focused obsessive activity”.
I’m Scared to Go to Rehab – Am I Weird?
- OnJuly 1, 2021
Whether you’ve decided to go to drug and alcohol rehab on your own, have been asked to by your friends and family, or are being whisked off to one following an intervention, rehab is scary.
Resources for Parents of Addicts
- OnJune 25, 2021
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…
Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Rehab
- OnJune 14, 2021
The clinical benefits of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has been studied in a variety of physical and mental health conditions. The use of animals in a therapeutic setting can be traced back historically and…
I Got a DUI in California. Do I Need Rehab?
- OnMay 28, 2021
Drunk driving fatalities in the US have decreased by nearly 50% since the 1980s, however alcohol and substance impaired driving remains a serious problem. In 2018, according to the US Department of Transportation,…
How to Cope With Addiction in Marriage
- OnMay 14, 2021
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, nearly 25 million people are in a marriage where one spouse is suffering from alcohol or drug addiction. Whether the spouse’s struggle is…
Deadliest Drugs in the U.S.
- OnApril 30, 2021
According to the Centers of Disease Control (CDC), nearly 841,000 people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose. In the US, over 70,000 deaths were attributed to overdose in 2019 alone. Opioids,…