Foster Care System vs. Addiction
12/10/18: Addiction \ Alcohol Addiction \ Drug Addiction
Each year, there are more than 250,000 children that are put into the foster care system. Parents pass away, the child is abandoned, or parents can’t financially support a child…
Read MoreDrug Cartels vs. Rehab Centers
12/03/18: Addiction Recovery \ Drug Addiction
A drug cartel is a crime organization that has the intentions of creating drug trafficking operations for profit. These operations can range from smaller agreements to massive enterprises. They are…
Read MorePersonality Disorders & Addiction
11/29/18: Addiction \ Alcohol Addiction \ Drug Addiction
How does addiction happen? Many people would say curiosity or peer pressure, but there are many other factors that go into the triggering of substance abuse in people. Many people…
Read MoreAddiction in Athletes
11/26/18: Addiction \ Drug Addiction
It is no secret that this country is facing one of the worst cases of addiction yet. Substance abuse has become an epidemic according to The Center for Disease Control…
Read MoreAddiction After Surgery And How It Happens
11/09/18: Addiction \ Arizona Opioid Epidemic \ Drug Addiction
Every day, about 115 people die from an opioid overdose. In the last two decades, the opioid epidemic has become a serious issue in this country, but what are opioids?…
Read MorePTSD: Battling Your Inner War
10/23/18: Addiction \ Alcohol Addiction \ Drug Addiction
Throughout time, people have had different types of battles, leaving them not just with physical scars, but mental scars as well. In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association added PTSD (Post…
Read MoreHow to Improve Self-Esteem During Treatment and Recovery
09/28/18: Addiction \ Drug Addiction
Addiction. Addict. Rehab. Detox. Now, as addiction specialists, we know that the negative connotations tied to these words are highly untrue. But the societal stigma attached to them can really…
Read MoreHeroin Abuse & Addiction Signs, Side Effects, & Withdrawal Symptoms
09/20/18: Addiction \ Drug Addiction
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports that 948,000 Americans used heroin in the year preceding 2016, and this is only the use that was reported. Young adults are…
Read MoreHow to Recognize Suicidal Tendencies with Drug Addiction
01/31/18: Drug Addiction
I’m opening my heart up for this story. I hope the details don’t seem familiar to you. If they do, it could mean that you too have lost someone to…
Read MoreRetrain Your Brain to Prevent Addiction or Relapse
12/19/17: Addiction Prevention \ Alcohol Addiction \ Drug Addiction
Numerous studies and research in the areas of science and human behavior all provide evidence that drug and alcohol addiction is housed in the brain. Some people are more hardwired…
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