When an alcoholic’s family includes children, the repercussions can be severe, often lasting well into adulthood for kids who grow up with an alcoholic parent.
Addiction, which encompasses any substance use disorder, is often misconstrued as a lack of willpower or a moral failing. A person who has been sober…
Addiction is a chronic disease that claims thousands of lives each year. Modern medical science has devised many effective tools to help people recover from…
When you look at national trends in substance abuse, alcohol tops the list with 80% of Americans reporting drinking at least once in their lifetime.…
How to Make Teens Aware of Seemingly Normalized, Mainstream Drug Culture Teenagers are at a stage of life where responsibilities have not set in. They…
Made from the dried leaves of the South American coca plant, cocaine is a powerful, highly addictive, illegal stimulant drug. The potent effects of this…
The year 2020 will be remembered for the way the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted our lives. Many of us are dealing with the loss of normalcy.…
Alcohol Abuse or Alcohol Dependence – How to Tell the Difference?Approximately 8 out of every 10 adults in the United States have consumed alcohol at…
Many families come to Washington drug rehabs at their wits end because a loved one is gripped by drug abuse, alcohol abuse, or opioid addiction.…
Increased Alcohol Use During COVID: What You Need to Know During the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and social distancing measures have resulted in people missing out…