Drugs or Alcohol Abuse

Watching someone you love battle a drug or alcohol addiction can be excruciating. When your pleas for them to get help are ignored or they deny there is a problem, your family may decide it’s [...]

When family members or loved ones abuse drugs, it affects everyone they know. Their addiction can have emotional, psychological, financial, and environmental effects on the people who care about [...]

Quitting drugs “cold turkey” refers to the complete halt of taking a drug. This method of purging can be very dangerous and is difficult to sustain. We offer an array of programs to help treat [...]

What Is A Methadone Clinic? A methadone clinic is a place where people who are addicted to opiate narcotics like heroin or prescription medicines can get help. Methadone clinics are only for the [...]

What Is Addiction? Addiction is a disorder that damages the areas of the brain that control pleasure and relaxation. Some risk factors make possible the development of addiction. Since addictive [...]

Because alcohol is a legal substance, it’s also one of the most used and abused substances. One common way that people like to abuse alcohol is through binge drinking. While many people may think [...]

There are many differences between the way that the male and female brain and body operate. Thus, it shouldn’t be a surprise that there are also some differences in the substances that men and [...]

Alcoholism can cause several mental and physical effects on a person’s life. When comparing the two genders, there seems to be a strong connection between men and alcoholism. Alcoholism can end [...]

“Scared Straight” Myths Can Do More Harm than Good for Your Loved One in Recovery There was a tragic story in USA TODAY in early October about a young woman who died at a detox center in Arizona. [...]

There are a lotof choices when it comes to seeking addiction treatment, and choosing the right one for your needs can be hard. After all, how much treatment does someone with addiction need, [...]