Many people who abuse drugs often don’t realize that their actions affect their entire lives including the relationships they have with their children and families. By choosing to put their addiction first, they are putting their responsibilities, especially those...
Watching someone you love struggling with an addiction can be heart-wrenching. You want to help them get better but they refuse to get any help. Even worse, they seem oblivious to the gravity of their addiction even though it is gradually taking over their life,...
As a parent, going to rehab can seem like an impossible task. You know it’s the right thing to do because alcohol has taken over your life. You find yourself spending more time drinking or thinking about your next drink than you do on your responsibilities. You can...
Opioid Addiction is a serious disorder that needs to be addressed with tact, sensitivity, and care. If you, or someone you love, has become addicted to opioids, you may not know where to turn. You may feel as though everywhere you turn, you’re met with condemnation...
Opioid addiction recovery is a huge problem in our country. Because prescription drugs are so easily accessible, it’s not uncommon for them to be misused, whether that includes taking the wrong kind of medication, to begin with, or abusing the use of it on a...
Addiction to prescription drugs has become a growing problem across the nation over the last several years. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, about 18 million people have misused prescription drugs at least once over the past year. At Robert...
Meth is a very easy-to-obtain drug of choice for many users, which is both highly addictive and can cause a number of horrible side effects. It is a relatively inexpensive drug to get hold of, which often means it is popular among any type of drug user. Meth itself...
Heroin addiction is a severe thing to deal with. Heroin is illegal and it is semi-synthetic, created from the opium poppy and also morphine. Heroin is most often used as strong pain relief but when used as a depressant, heroin creates a very relaxed and euphoric...
Drug use can impact the mind and body in a variety of different ways. It’s not uncommon for people to associate drug abuse with things like nausea, headaches, rapid heart rate, or even an increase in certain diseases. But, drugs can also play a big role in...
Alcohol addiction, or alcoholism, is an issue of concern in the U.S. This is a disease that affects people from all walks of life regardless of race, gender, or socioeconomic factors. Although experts are still trying to unearth what predisposes someone to...
