by atsi1 | Mar 20, 2022 | Addiction Treatment
For the past few years, the Affordable Care Act has been source of hope for many Americans suffering with mental illness and/or addiction disorders. The Mental Health Parity Act was designed to make healthcare equal for physical and mental illnesses alike. However,...
by atsi1 | Mar 20, 2022 | Addiction Treatment, Illicit Drugs, Research and Studies
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 without proper treatment. No sentence can keep these...
by atsi1 | Mar 20, 2022 | Addiction Treatment
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 a connection between the hormone oxytocin and drug addiction....
by atsi1 | Mar 20, 2022 | Addiction Treatment, Prescription Drugs
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 prescribing painkillers as one of the main sources of the epidemic. “Many...
by atsi1 | Mar 20, 2022 | Addiction Treatment
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 an addiction and are not going to get the help they need to take control of it. The National...
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