Suicidal thoughts can make it difficult to imagine circumstances improving. However, what someone feels during a crisis is not necessarily how they will always feel. Professional treatment and therapies for suicidal thoughts can help people to manage these thoughts and feelings and build a safer, more stable path ... Read More
Can Tighter FDA Regulations on Nicotine Reduce Addiction?
Nicotine use in the United States has changed throughout the decades. Restaurants used to have smoking and non-smoking sections. Cigarettes were allowed in bars and other public places. Tobacco and e-cigarette companies have used marketing techniques to make smoking more appealing to youth, which has led to an increase ... Read More
Drug Profile: Xylazine
Medications that were never meant for human use are becoming more common components of street drugs. These types of drugs are more difficult for law enforcement to control and easier for people to obtain because they don’t need a prescription. Xylazine is rapidly increasing in popularity, and this guide reviews what ... Read More
How Drug Use Can Cause Schizophrenia
Addiction comes at a high cost to both individuals and families all over the world, especially in recent years with the opioid crisis and an increase in fentanyl-related deaths. However, drug use can have another frightening consequence: the emergence of schizophrenia. Increasing evidence points to a link between ... Read More
A Guide to Finding PTSD Recovery Groups
A single traumatic event may last no more than a few moments, but its effects can remain for a lifetime. Unfortunately, trauma is extremely common. With 60% of men and 50% of women experiencing trauma at some stage in their lives, it's become an issue that gets a lot of attention. At 33%, sexual violence is the leading ... Read More
How to Gauge Readiness to Return to Work After Rehab
Inpatient rehab provides clients with the opportunity to set their normal responsibilities and routines aside and focus solely on their recovery from substance use or mental illness. However, staying in this type of treatment indefinitely can be counterproductive as well as expensive. Transitioning back to normal life ... Read More
How Common Are Drugs at Festivals?
A significant aspect of the decision to use drugs revolves around a person's environment. In many ways, a group setting where the majority of people are participating in substance abuse as a means of recreation makes it more likely the individual will also make the decision to engage. For people who struggle with ... Read More
Can You Go to Rehab for Anger Issues?
There are many common reasons individuals choose to seek rehabilitative treatment, including alcoholism, drug abuse, depression, and bipolar disorder. However, some disorders aren't usually thought of as treatable because they're viewed as personality traits. For an individual who finds themselves frequently being ... Read More
