Addiction is a serious disease that affects millions of Americans. Addiction doesn't discriminate: it can affect anyone regardless of gender, age, color or creed. With the ability to upend lives, destroy relationships, ruin careers and even cause disability and death, addiction is a serious issue that often requires a ... Read More
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How Nicotine Addiction Often Factors Into Recovery
People enter recovery to free themselves from chemical dependency, but anyone who has been to a rehab community or 12-step meeting will immediately notice a large number of tobacco users. Studies have shown that as many as 50% of recovering alcoholics smoke cigarettes, yet few people seem to talk about it or be ... Read More
South Florida Treatment Center
Mental Health and Addiction: Seeking Treatment in South Florida With a warm year-round climate and over 800 miles of sandy beaches, Florida is known as one of the United States' top destinations for vacationers and retirees. What many Americans may not know is that South Florida is also one of the nation's capitals ... Read More
Can’t Sleep? Explore These Causes of Insomnia
What Is Insomnia? According to the U.S. Department on Women's Health, insomnia is a sleep disorders that is characterized by one or more of the following: Problems falling asleep Waking up too early Having trouble falling asleep after waking up in the night Feeling a lack of rest after ... Read More
Causes of Schizophrenia
Updated June 13, 2023 A serious mental disorder, schizophrenia causes affected people to view events in their life abnormally. Hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thought are characteristic of schizophrenia. Living with schizophrenia or living with someone who has schizophrenia is challenging, as daily ... Read More
When to Seek Help for Schizophrenia
Do I need therapy for schizophrenia? It’s an important question many people need to ask, even if they are unsure they have the condition. Many have no idea just how prevalent it is, with estimates of between 0.25 percent and 0.64 percent of the U.S. population suffering from it, according to the National Institute of ... Read More
About Crack Cocaine
"Crack cocaine" is the term for the crystal form of cocaine. Like cocaine, crack is highly addictive but is also the most potent form of cocaine. As the free base form of cocaine, crack is smoked and is known for its intense high. During the mid-1980s, crack abuse reached epidemic levels in many major U.S. cities, but ... Read More
About Heroin
Although rates of heroin use are relatively low as compared to rates for other drugs, the impact of heroin use is devastating. Heroin users face health and social consequences that also affect society as a whole and cost billions of dollars each year. Since 2007, the number of people who use heroin has steadily risen, ... Read More
