Addiction is often considered a lack of willpower or a moral issue. And relapse is considered a failure.
When you think about a drug addict, do you think of words like courageous, resilient, and honest? These are not words that are typically used…
Alcohol Abuse or Alcohol Dependence – How to Tell the Difference? Approximately 8 out of every 10 adults in the United States have consumed alcohol…
The ‘War On Drugs’ was an expensive multi-decade initiative to alleviate the growing drug problem in the US… So why did it fail?
We inherit genes from our parents that determine our hair color, complexion, eye color, etc. But what about addiction? Do we inherit addiction from our…
Between 1999 and 2017, there was a 200-percent increase in alcohol-related deaths. Why? And how have alcohol death rates changed over time?