April 11, 2021
ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders diagnosed. Nearly ten percent of children are diagnosed with ADHD...
April 6, 2021
Codependency is a term used to define a relationship in which one person (the taker) depends entirely on another person (the giver) to get...
January 30, 2021
Many people relocate to another part of the country to attend treatment for substance use disorder. When you get away from home, such as...
December 25, 2020
Addiction can take over your life without you even noticing. Even worse, constantly battling the impulses and temptations of drug or alcohol use hinders...
December 20, 2020
Life has drastically changed globally as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. One area that has witnessed notable transformation is communication, which now features...
December 15, 2020
During these unprecedented times, people with substance use disorder are particularly vulnerable to changes in their environment. The rules that come with the pandemic...
December 10, 2020
An enabler is someone who supports a person’s destructive addictive behavior regardless of consequences. People enable others for many reasons. Sometimes they feel guilty...
December 5, 2020
Using psychoactive substances for extended periods of time causes changes in brain chemistry that affect our survival instincts, approaches to conflict, pain threshold, and...
December 1, 2020
Addiction destroys health, self-worth, family, friends, hope, and financial stability. People with substance use disorder often understand the consequences of their addiction, but they...
November 20, 2020
Relapse is often part of recovery. Preventing relapse will be a challenge early on. The best way to maintain sobriety is to apply the...
