If your family has a history of drug or alcohol abuse, you may be wondering if you too will use and the role it plays in whether you will develop an addiction. There is a genetic component that affects who is more likely to abuse substances or become addicted, but family history isn’t the determining-all…
Treatment for drug and alcohol addiction includes a number of methods to help individuals move from active use to being free, clean and sober. When you are thinking about ways to get the most out of rehab and recovery, talk therapy should be included on the list. Individual and group therapy can offer you different…
Substance abuse is always a problem, but drug abuse in the workplace is especially concerning. Hearing of drug use at work is nothing new, but with the increase of heroin and prescription pain-pills (opioids) in the workplace, yet overall drop in reported at work drug use in the U.S., it’s definitely something to talk about.…
It’s summertime, and the livin’ is easy…but not necessarily if you have a history of alcohol addiction or abuse. One thing you can never afford to do is become complacent about your recovery. It has to be in the forefront of your heart and mind, every minute of every day, because that is what a…
You may be wondering why so many people who have substance abuse issues also struggle with an addiction (dual diagnosis). This statement can easily be turned on its head and put in a different way: Why do so many people living with a mental health concern also struggle with substance abuse issues? Mental Illness And…