Understanding the Disease of Drug Addiction Drug addiction also referred to as substance use disorder is a disease that can affect nearly every aspect of your mental and physical health. As noted by WebMD addiction can directly impact your brain and behavior. The health website notes that drug addiction may impact your judgment, decision-making, […]
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5 Signs of Alcohol and Drug Addiction It can be difficult to recognize that you have become addicted to drugs or alcohol. Many times it takes professional intervention to help someone break their addiction, and it is almost always a lifelong commitment. There are, however, signs that may indicate that you or a loved
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How Lawmakers Can Help Make It Easier for People to Seek Treatment for Addiction Today, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a package of bills into law “aimed toward reducing drug-related overdose deaths across New York State and encouraging those suffering from addiction to seek help in their recovery.” The legislation includes five bills
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How Alcohol and Drug Use Can Affect Your Intimate Relationships Substance abuse, whether it be drugs or alcohol, can deeply impact your intimate relationships. Couples, where one partner has a substance use disorder, tend to experience marital problems. Substance abuse can affect your significant other, parents, siblings, and children as well as almost any other
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New Study Shows Tragic Effect Coronavirus and Shutdown is Having on Mental Health According to reporting by USA Today, a new study shows that over 100,000 people could die from alcohol abuse, drug overdoses, and suicides because of the coronavirus and required isolation. In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, countries around the world
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Experiencing Loss as a Part of Addiction Treatment and Recovery It is something that is not always talked about but is experienced by a large majority of people going through addiction treatment: grief. Not the grief associated with the loss of a loved one, but the grief and sense of loss associated with addiction. Many
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Why Community Is an Important Part of Addiction Recovery People who struggle with addiction have a tendency towards isolation. In many cases, heavy alcohol use can affect nearly every relationship that a person may encounter. It makes it easier to isolate yourself from hurting others. Isolation also makes it easier to feed your addiction. Many
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Why Going Public with Your Sobriety Is Often Its Own Struggle According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse, 15.1 million adults reportedly had Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). Of those adults who had AUD, only 6.7 percent sought treatment. Seeking help for alcohol addiction has been cloaked in negativity. Millions have refused to discuss treatment
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Why Some Suffering with Addiction Avoid Recovery If you have never dealt with addiction you may not understand why some people struggle with the idea of getting treatment. There are a number of reasons that a person may avoid recovery options. In some cases, a person who relies on drugs or alcohol may not recognize
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