When you're searching for help with a substance abuse problem, mental health issue, or both, the last thing you want to worry about is being scammed by deceptive drug addiction ads. Unfortunately, that's exactly what was happening to countless addicts who clicked on Google rehab ads up until September 2017 - that's ... Read More
Are They Hiding Drugs? Where to Search
Are you worried that a friend, family member, or loved one is using drugs? Do you have a son or daughter who is hiding drugs in their bedroom, the backyard, or even in their school locker? With drug overdoses claiming over 60,000 lives across America in 2016, you have every reason to be concerned if you have a teen ... Read More
Living with an Addict: What To Do
Are you living with someone who is actively abusing and addicted to drugs? If so, you're not alone. According to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, "an estimated 24.6 million Americans aged 12 or older -- 9.4 percent of the population -- had used an illicit drug in the past month". That means that ... Read More
The History of Heroin Treatment in the U.S.
Although alarming amounts of heroin addicts have been present in the United States for over 150 years, the first adequate opioid addiction treatment facilities did not open up until the 1960’s. The slow regulation of opioid distribution after heroin was synthesized opened up a wide doorway for underground markets to ... Read More
Is Inpatient or Outpatient Therapy Right for Me?
Addiction is a serious health issue across the country and here in Florida — and choosing the right level of care is one of the most important decisions you can make on the path to recovery. The good news: effective recovery options exist, and the right program can be the difference between long-term sobriety and ... Read More
Addicted to Perfection: Learning to Live Imperfectly
Perfectionism is defined as the consistent attempt to be faultless and involves a set of compulsive behaviors and attitudes employed to achieve this. Perfectionists establish very high parameters within which they live and are immensely critical of themselves when those standards are not maintained. The downfall of ... Read More
10 Ways to Help Someone Who Has Bipolar Disorder
About 2.6 percent of the United States population is diagnosed with some form of bipolar disorder. That percentage might seem low, but that means that 8.5 MILLION people suffer day to day with this mental illness. Chances are, you either know someone or will encounter someone with this disorder over the course ... Read More
Avoidance Is Keeping Your Addiction Alive
Avoidance in relation to substance addiction is simply the refusal that there is an issue. Often times, addicts are in denial that they are abusing drugs and/or alcohol to get through their daily lives. There is a social stigma attached to substance abuse that makes admitting addiction incredibly difficult. Addicts do ... Read More
