What to Know About Addiction, Your Immune System, and Cancer
Drugs are bad for people as most know, but that does not stop them from abusing them. Addiction is not about picking and choosing a drug to be addicted to, it just takes hold of [...]
What Does My Neighborhood Have to Do with Addiction?
Being in recovery means changing how you deal with life but also requires shifts in where you live. Wherever you used to live may be blanketed with liquor stores, bars, or places that remind you [...]
Why You Shouldn’t Write Those Resolutions Just Yet
Resolutions are something it seems everyone talks about doing before the end of a year, going into the new year ahead. It seems few people actualize those goals and make them happen. Resolutions are not [...]
What is the Connection Between Substance Abuse and Disability?
Whether a disability comes from a medical condition, accident, or is congenital (from birth), it can have a serious negative impact on a person’s emotional well-being. More than 50 million Americans live with some type [...]
How to Overcome Triggers While Dating Sober
Dating is challenging for anyone, especially for people in recovery. Maybe it has been awhile since being in a relationship or it is a new thing to date sober. Triggers can happen anytime, but being [...]
What Does Oxytocin Have to Do with Addiction?
Research into oxytocin has brought forth helpful insights into several areas of mental health. Everyone has this chemical at birth, but each person has a different amount. The first encounter most have with oxytocin is [...]
Turn Those Addiction Myths on Their Head with These Tips
Substance use disorders seem to have many myths surrounding them amongst people who have never experienced addiction and substance use issues. There are common myths people think about when it comes to addiction, so it [...]
What Are Common Side Effects of Vicodin?
Vicodin is a brand-name medication that combines a powerful therapeutic opioid (hydrocodone) with the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen. Use of this medication can potentially lead to a range of mild, moderate, and severe side effects. Learn [...]
Is Lack of Bonding a Risk Factor for Addiction?
The complex question of whether bonding is a risk factor for addiction stems from research people have done that looks at how environment impacts a person later in life. Environment includes family, community, and any [...]
These 5 Common Co-Occurring Disorders with Alcoholism May Surprise You
Drug and alcohol abuse are typically seen as root causes for various other illnesses that can occur when an individual is using substances. There are typically five common co-occurring disorders with alcohol people may not [...]