Substance Use Disorder Resources

The Role Of Forgiveness In Addiction Recovery For centuries, religious leaders, philosophers, and thinkers have proposed forgiveness as one of the ways we can overcome anger, bitterness and psychological distress. It is much healthier than being preoccupied with getting back. Confucius once said, “Before you embark on a journey of […]

Drug and alcohol addiction can take a toll on your body and mind. It can also affect how you live your life and deal with the people around you. Seeking treatment and intervention to address this condition is already a major accomplishment, but it is only the start of the long road to […]

How Do I Know If I’m an Alcoholic? Social drinking is a part of life for many of us. When we go out with friends, it’s customary to enjoy a cold bottle of beer. Even at home, it is common for others to have a nice glass of wine before […]

The Most Uncommon Addictions When thinking about addictions, most people talk about sex, drugs, and alcohol. While these are some of the most uncommon addictions, there are many others as well. Some of the most uncommon addictions in this world include tattoos, hand sanitizer, plastic surgery, video games, piercings, nutmeg, […]

Menopause is a stage in a woman’s life when she experiences physiological changes that may cause significant shifts in her physical and mental health. It often happens between the ages of forty-five and fifty-five, with fifty-one being the average age. Perimenopause typically begins when a woman is in her forties, […]

People who have an addiction to drugs or alcohol are facing some level of pain. Pain may have led to their substance abuse or it may be a consequence of withdrawal from it. Health professionals in treatment facilities are said to be having a hard time providing them much-needed relief. For example, one study revealed that rehab […]

Nearly 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. This means that about one-third of the United States’ population is experiencing a certain level of discomfort, although in varying degrees. By all indications, this is a worrisome fact. In light of this statistic, pain management has become a multi-billion dollar business. Among […]

When President Richard Nixon declared illicit drug as the “public enemy number one,” he triggered what would become a decades-old struggle in what the media coined the “war on drugs.” Nine presidents have followed Nixon since then, but none of them have had  the answer to deal with this monster […]

Addiction is an illness of the brain and the body that affects the total well-being of an individual. Unfortunately, this disorder knows no race, religion, gender, age, or demographic classification. The U.S. Department of Health’s Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration reported that more than eight million older adults are addicted to […]

You always hear about bodybuilders having a short fuse due to steroid use. It doesn’t help seeing TV or YouTube clips of these muscle-filled individuals angrily reacting to minor situations. But how much truth is there in these myths? There is some level of truth to these myths. There are […]