Drug Detoxification Explained What is Drug Detox? Drugs have an extensive impact on both your brain and your body. When you use for months or years at a time, they affect you in a number of ways. Eventually your body develops both a physical and psychological dependence...
Working Professionals: How to Tell My Employer I Need Rehab Drug addiction and alcoholism touch on every aspect your life as your substance abuse progresses. After you pass a certain point, the effects of your drinking and using spread out into your home life, social life,...
How to Help a Loved One with Addiction Loving someone with a substance abuse problem is not an easy thing. Oftentimes loved ones of addicts and alcoholics find themselves hurting just as the person with the substance issues. Unless you’ve been in the same situation, it’s...
Heroin’s Role in the Opioid Epidemic The daily death toll due to opioids continues rising every year. As of 2017, at least 115 people die every day due to an opioid overdose. People severely underestimate the amount they can handle and miss the mark. The effects...
The History of America’s Opioid Crisis The opioid crisis in America still shows no sign of stopping. Stories of alarming overdose rates continue making their way into the news. Research shows the numbers rising every year. What started as a contained problem quickly exploded into a...
Addiction is a rampant problem with no single cause or solution. When someone is hooked on substances like illicit drugs or alcohol, the chemistry of their brain is altered so much that it's practically impossible to function without them. It's futile to tell someone with...
Addiction is a serious problem, and it negatively impacts the addict's life in just about every way. Interpersonal relationships suffer, and many people with addictions have a hard time maintaining steady income from a job. People with addictions often have tumultuous relationships with their children,...