How We Know Addiction is a Disease
How many times have you heard someone say addiction is a disease? Medical professionals affirm the use of the word “disease” when describing addiction. But when you look at the…
Digital Detox for Phone Addictions
Do you ever feel like you can’t live without your smartphone? If you do, some companies have started services to take over your digital life so that you can take…
5 Ways You’re Enabling a Loved Ones Addiction
“Enabling” is one of those words that can cause an intense emotional response from the loved ones of addicts. Certainly, no one wants to be accused of enabling because few…
Are Medications and Sobriety a Bad Combination?
One of the most important questions discussed in the sobriety community today is, are you still sober if you take prescribed medications that have a psychoactive effect? There are a…
Medical Detoxification for Addiction Recovery
What is medical detoxification? Medical detoxification, the process of removing hard drugs and alcohol from your body at the beginning of recovery, is critical to a healthy and successful recovery…
Drug Interactions with Alcohol
New research by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism shows that half of America’s drinkers combine prescription drugs with alcohol. These dangerous drug interactions can result in significant…
Meth Side Effects Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
Research Shows Meth Abuse Linked to Parkinson’s Disease In case you needed another reason to avoid using meth, a new study from the University of Utah and Intermountain Healthcare has…
Heroin Addiction Vaccine Treatment: Myth or Reality?
Is There a Heroin Addiction Vaccine Treatment? As heroin abuse grows and spreads to new groups of people and new communities, don’t you wish there was a heroin addiction vaccine…
Elder Substance Abuse
The Little Known Phenomenon of Elder Substance Abuse Few of us would imagine that senior citizens have significant substance abuse problems. It’s like imagining your priest or pastor is a…
Drug Disposal: Protect Your Family
Improper Drug Disposal Dangers If you’ve recently had surgery, a serious injury, or an ongoing medical problem, chances are you have a few pills laying around in a medicine cabinet.…