Alcohol poisoning is an emergency, can be deadly and requires immediate medical treatment. If you are with someone who has been drinking and becomes sick, cannot control body functions, or slips into unconsciousness, call 911 immediately. Drinking is common during social activities, including sporting events, ... Read More
Spiritual Affirmations and Mantras for Recovery
When you're battling addiction and on the road to recovery, anything that builds your self-confidence and helps you take that next step is important. One of the ways you can do this is by using healing affirmations and mantras daily to build and strengthen your mental health and confidence. By repeating positive ... Read More
Egosyntonic and Egodystonic Behaviors in Psychotherapy
Updated January 24, 2025 Addiction is a complex disease that impacts all aspects of your life. It affects you physically, emotionally, spiritually and psychologically, causing you to change how you think, feel and act. When you're struggling with addiction to a particular substance like heroin, alcohol, opiates, ... Read More
10 Truths About Detoxing at Home
For those living with addiction to drugs or alcohol, eventually, there comes a breaking point. That might mean the loss of a job or a relationship, getting into legal trouble, or showing dangerous physical withdrawal signs. While some may continue to abuse substances, others may see this kind of tragic turn of events ... Read More
How Long Does an Alcohol Detox Take?
It's not unusual for adults to have a drink after a long day at work, with a meal, or socially at a party. For most people, this means one drink — two at the most. However, for some other people, one or two drinks are only the start. Many of these people have alcohol use disorder (AUD). A significant number of people ... Read More
Cocaine Trends and Statistics (2024)
Cocaine is a powerful and highly addictive substance that comes from the leaves of the South American coca plant. While it has limited medical use in the United States, it's one of the most popular recreational drugs for the intense high it produces. Unfortunately, it's also one of the more dangerous recreational ... Read More
Debunking Hollywood’s Depictions of Bipolar Disorder
No one can accuse Hollywood of being overly sensitive to mental illness and bipolar disorder. Whether in movies or TV shows, Hollywood productions frequently use bipolar disorder as a plot device to spin the action forward. Too often, they achieve this result by falling back on stereotypes about the disorder, depicting ... Read More
Different Types of Depression Disorders
In past years, before real research was done on the different depression types, people sometimes believed depression was simply a feeling of unhappiness or self-pity. It was common to think depression was a choice someone could make to be sad, depressed or negative. Many believed that if you only "smile though your ... Read More
