Facebook Post Shows the Hard Truth about Heroin Addiction
A Cincinnati woman put a picture on her Facebook page of herself and her two children standing in front of their dad’s open casket. Her message: heroin is dangerous. The...
Talking to Your College Student About Getting Help for Addiction
Parents often struggle with finding the right words to say to their older children about drug and alcohol addiction. Adult children who are in college and still come home to...
How Seattle Treats Drug Addicts and Alcoholics
Seattle has a relatively new program that changes the way the city and law enforcement deal with law-breaking drug addicts and alcoholics, and it is creating a stir in cities...
Faith-Based Recovery
As people across the country celebrate Easter this weekend, for many, it is a time to reflect on their faith. Faith not only provides hope for our daily lives, but...
Is there a Magic Bullet for Opiate Addiction?
Researchers are always looking for ways to help those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. A new medication, Vivitrol, is being used in certain treatment programs to help individuals that...
How to Manage Triggers
People in recovery hear the word all the time, but what does “trigger” really mean, and how can you keep it from causing a relapse? A trigger is defined as...
What are You Afraid of? Getting Help for Addiction
Addiction is a disease that might be difficult to overcome, but it is impossible to recover from it if you don’t even try. Millions of Americans are currently living with...
Wise Prescription Management is Key to Battling the Opiate Addiction Epidemic
The newest study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifies prescription drug abuse as an epidemic in America. It also points to the growing number of physicians...
The Love Hormone & Addiction
Why are some people more prone to addiction than others? For decades, scientists have been trying to answer this question—and recently, researchers from the University of Adelaide in Australia made...
Should Drug Dealers See Longer Prison Sentences?
It’s a longstanding debate: While many believe stricter laws and more serious sentences would help deter people from abusing drugs, others believe addicted individuals will simply return to destructive habits...