Help With Substance Abuse

Marijuana and alcohol are among the most commonly used substances in the nation, with about two-thirds of those aged 18 and over consuming at least one alcoholic beverage in 2018 and a 2016 study showing that over 40 percent of adults have tried marijuana and one in eight use it regularly. Used alone, either substance ... Read More

Maintaining a competitive edge and out-performing opponents on the court, athletic field, or in the arena underlies every contest. Attaining the medal, trophy and accolades can be a terrifically heady feeling, but when an individual's scholarship, salary or future in a sport is at stake, how far will they go to ... Read More

Methamphetamines, better known as meth or crystal meth, don't receive attention on a national level like the opiate epidemic, but that doesn't mean meth use isn't a significant problem in many areas of the country. Around 1.6 million Americans use meth regularly, with use most prevalent in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, ... Read More

After long-term cocaine use, cocaine addiction recovery is almost universally an uphill battle. Despite their best intentions, many cocaine addicts relapse when the side effects of crack and cocaine hit with a vengeance. It may be somewhat comforting to know, however, that with some of the common challenges in cocaine ... Read More

Substance abuse rehab programs are often thought to be full of people battling addiction, but that's not always the case. There are other high-risk behaviors people can engage in involving substances that don't always fit into the classical definition of addiction. One of these is something called polysubstance ... Read More

What's a Speedball? Various drugs are sometimes taken together when users are seeking a different kind of high than the individual substances provide. So what's a speedball? It's a combination of heroin and cocaine, which are both illegal drugs. Heroin and cocaine commonly come in powdered forms and can be ... Read More

Waking up dazed and confused day in and day out isn't a behavioral pattern that's conducive to happiness. Neither is succumbing to incessant cravings and urges to drink or do drugs. The tendency to dismiss mounting negative consequences starts to take on a life of its own, with even more dire results. These signs of ... Read More