Self-detoxing from alcohol addiction is not something you want to attempt on your own, any more than you would attempt to treat any other type of serious medical condition without obtaining advice and support from qualified professionals. When a person has been drinking heavily for months or years, they cannot simply stop their alcohol use…
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Mental illness and addiction can be quite closely linked, which means it can be very difficult to determine the question, “Which came first, the drinking or depression?” In some instances, a person is living with depression first and then turns to alcohol, while in others, the substance abuse issue was present initially and the mental…
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Addiction is a brain disease that affects the way individuals respond to both pain and pleasure. While a person may have initially turned to drugs or alcohol to get relief from emotional pain or to seek pleasure from their drug of choice, their brain’s neural pathways become altered with time and repeated use. The chemical…
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For many people, the vision they hold in their mind of an alcoholic is someone who drinks too much and is generally drunk much of the time. Many times, we also assume alcoholics are unemployed or have difficulty holding a job or are homeless and their life has completely fallen apart because of alcohol use.…
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Addiction Facts: Addiction is a complex issue that we are still learning about today. Research has determined that addiction is a brain disease. Knowing the facts about drug addiction and your brain will help you to understand how this disease affects a loved one living with addiction. Learn more regarding what addiction brings about with the…
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