The effects of substance abuse aren’t just on the user’s brain and body. Drug and alcohol addiction has impacts on family, the community, and society.
Category: substance abuse disorder
While we often associate addiction with a substance abuse disorder, there are other types of addiction that often go overlooked and are just as dangerous.
If you are struggling with a substance abuse disorder, it can help to understand the causes of drug addiction in order to have a successful recovery.
There is a clear distinction between addiction and dependence that’s not often well-known. Here, we help to identify the difference between the two.
With the opioid crisis sweeping the country, it’s vital we as a society find a non-addictive alternative for pain management.
Do you struggle with a substance abuse disorder and mental illness? With a dual diagnosis, you can receive the proper treatment.
Nobody plans on developing a substance abuse disorder. These things gradually happen over a period of time. Throughout this article, we look into five signs that you’re struggling with drug or alcohol addiction.
Drug and alcohol addiction happens in five different stages. This blog seeks out those stages and the corresponding path to recovery.
People who struggle with drug or alcohol addiction have another, unnecessary worry; stigma – the will of another person to negatively perceive someone for their actions. Those who stimulate addiction stigma are usually unaware of what addiction really is. Many consider it a choice (you choose to take a drug, therefore, you chose to become
Just because the doctor said it was okay, doesn’t actually make it okay. One of the leading causes of the opioid epidemic is prescription drug abuse [1]. Many who receive specific medications develop an addiction they feel they have no control over. In turn, when these prescriptions run out, they turn to the streets to
