Not Just on the Streets: Drugs in Your House That Kids Abuse
One in ten teens has used a drug in the home to get high: it’s
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4 Good Reasons You Need to Try SMART® Recovery
Because mental illness and substance abuse tend to co-occur. If you research how we
Recognize Addict Behavior by These Childhood Games
5 Games Addicts Might Play Addict behavior can sometimes be real-life versions of games we played
Trauma and Addiction: 7 Reasons Your Habit Makes Perfect Sense
Let’s imagine that you can float up above the timeline of your life, turn and
Facts on How Alcohol Impacts Society
For many, the first sip of alcohol is a rite of passage. Drinking during
Why the Addiction Recovery Community Should Accept Medical Marijuana
Though programs discourage “mood-altering substances” for recovering addicts, cannabis extracts might be far safer than
3 Things You Can (and Can’t) Do to Help an Addicted Loved One
Families trying to help a loved one struggling with addiction get a lot of mixed
Unlocking the Past is Fundamental to Recovery
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The ‘Treat v. Punish’ Debate is Nothing New. But What is Good Treatment?
For people interested in substance use, Dr. Jonathon Erlen has built a cave of
“Mom, When They Look at Me, They See Dollar Signs”
How rehab recruiters are luring recovering opioid addicts into a deadly cycle. Becki Sarnicky,
Why the Rural Opioid Crisis Is Different From the Urban One
As deaths from heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioids soar in the U.S., a new study
Some Drug Users in Western U.S. Seek Out Deadly Fentanyl. Here’s Why.
Amber Sheldon, right, greets a frequent client at the harm reduction program at Glide in
Opioid crisis: FDA’s own staff demand agency halt approval of new painkillers
Top specialists say agency’s ‘dangerously deficient oversight’ is continuing to fuel an epidemic that claims
Comorbidity: Treating Bipolar Disorder and Substance Abuse at the Same Time
Bipolar disorder seems like enough trouble for one person to deal with, but research is increasingly showing that
Tough Love and Enabling During Addiction: Why They Don’t Work
According to the Encarta Dictionary, tough love is defined as a caring but strict attitude adopted
Cleaning up Contamination: What Happens to Meth Houses
Jared Herbert, foreman for the Meth Mob, looks out the window while decontaminating a house
Junk Food Addiction As Real As Drug Addiction, But Less Cool
A growing body of evidence indicates that there’s a reason it’s so hard for so
The Surprising Failures of 12 Steps
How a pseudoscientific, religious organization birthed the most trusted method of addiction treatment Say you’ve
Gambling addiction is on the rise in Kenya and leaving young people bankrupt and suicidal
After losing 48,000 shillings ($465) on bad bets in just a few hours, Jackson Kimani
Is It Anger or Something Else?
There was this feeling that would always come to the surface. It would always happen