It’s easy for people who are not so familiar with substance abuse to assume that loved ones struggling with an active addiction can just one day flip a switch and …
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Helping Addicts Sometimes Means Backing Away
It’s a classic scenario: a parent, significant other, or friend swoops in to help a struggling addict who has found themselves in a difficult situation due to their use. Perhaps …
Summer Drug Use: ‘Tis the Season for Triggers!
What do you picture when you think of summer? The beach, BBQs, pool parties, the run-down mini van your family used to pile into for road trips to the lake? ...
High-Functioning Alcoholics Struggle During COVID-19
When someone thinks of an alcoholic they may imagine someone with messed up clothes, bad hair, no job, and maybe no place to live. This is often far from the …
Vaping Illness Outbreak: Is Vaping Bad for You?
There’s no avoiding it: this mysterious vaping illness is all over news outlets and social media. Until recently, vaping dangers have been clouded (no pun intended) by smoke ring competitions, ...
Good to Know: Program Questions You Should Ask Treatment Facilities
In today’s world, all it takes is a quick Yelp search to find the answer to virtually any question you have about a business. Does this restaurant have vegan options? ...
International Overdose Awareness Day: A Stand for Solidarity
“We like people who are similar to us.” — Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion All of us are guilty of contributing to a stigma against something we ...
Stages of Change: How to Overcome Addiction
Watching someone you love fall deeper into the toxic behaviors spawned by their addiction is torture. Among other things, it no doubt led you to do a quick Google search: ...
Does Childhood Drug Prevention Actually Work?
Raise your hand if you remember sitting in your middle school’s auditorium pretending to listen to an overly-excited stranger host a D.A.R.E. assembly. Obviously, I can’t see you raise your ...
Substance Abuse in Music: Should We Be Concerned?
If you take a look at the top 20 played songs on your Spotify, what would you find in the lyrics? Chances are a good percentage of those lyrics contain ...
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