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With an outpatient program for addiction treatment, patients can attend treatment while also having time to do everything else that is important to them. Whether it is taking care of family, [...]

If you’re looking for how to quit using cocaine, you’re in the right place. And, you’re not alone. A 2014 study showed that over one and a half million people misused crack [...]

People can grow addicted to harmful substances for a variety of reasons. According to the Mayo Clinic, factors that can significantly raise the likelihood of you developing some form of substance [...]

According to a 2012 survey on addiction and health in the United States, conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, as little as 10 percent of individuals who [...]

Once you have fought your inner demons and come out victorious you can announce with pride that you are now sober! But what happens now? What can you do to fill up the time you now have [...]

Alcoholism is an addiction and it is one of the toughest for people to break. For many people, the realization that they actually haven’t had any alcohol for an extended period of time can be [...]

There is a very strong connection between trauma and addiction. One often leads to the other. People struggling to numb the effects of traumatic experiences in their lives will often [...]

Dealing with drug addiction can be the hardest thing to do. That is because most of these addicts don’t realize that they are suffering. For a drug addict, all they care about is getting [...]

Addiction is one of the traps that are almost impossible to come out from. That is because it can have a permanent effect on the brain. The first step of addiction treatment is acceptance. The [...]

Nearly 20 million Americans, ages 12 and older, struggle with substance abuse, and an estimated 8.5 million of that number (nearly half) also have a mental health disorder. Statistically, women [...]