Addiction’s Impact on Loved Ones and How Intensive Outpatient Programs Help
The Impact of Addiction on Loved Ones Addiction is not an isolated experience—it affects everyone close to the individual struggling with it. The impact on loved ones can be profound, …
Recognizing the Signs: When It’s Time to Enroll in an Online IOP Rehab Program for Addiction
Addiction can be an incredibly challenging battle to fight alone, and sometimes, seeking professional help becomes imperative. While traditional in-person addiction rehabilitation programs have been widely accessible, online Intensive Outpatient …
Where Should I Go for Help? Making an informed choice
Making an Informed Decision. How Can I Know What Kind of Treatment I Need for Alcoholism or Drug Abuse? Of the 40,000,000 people in the United States who suffer from …
Just One Drink a Day May Change You Brain
It It’s no secret that heavy drinking is linked to potential health problems, from liver damage to increased risk of cancer. But most people probably wouldn’t think a nightcap every …
To the precise extent…..
Pg. 66 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous uses this phrase about resentments, but it always seems to me that this could be used for any of the difficulties …
Alcohol and Energy Drinks
Alcohol energy drinks (AEDs) or Caffeinated alcoholic beverages (CABs) are premixed beverages containing not only alcohol but caffeine and other stimulants. Sold in tall, narrow cans similar to non-alcoholic energy …
Everybody Knows Somebody Who Needs Help
Everybody knows somebody who needs help! After decades of working with folks who abuse alcohol and drugs, I’m still amazed at almost any conversation I am in where someone mentions …
The Fight is Up to Us
Drug overdose deaths in 2016 most likely exceeded 59,000, the largest annual jump ever recorded in the United States, according to preliminary data compiled by The New York Times. The …
Are Addiction and Mental Illness Really Brain Diseases?
The two primary (New York) intellectual organs, the New York Review of Books and The New York Times, have recently featured two powerful cultural icons saying exactly opposite things. Marcia Angell, the first …