What is The Best Way to Prevent a Relapse? Whether addiction is a disease or a genetic predisposition, it does not have a cure. When substance abusers are abstinent, they are said to be in remission rather than cured. Because they’re not cured, relapse is an ever-present danger. Relapse is one of the biggest threats […]
The Difference Between a Slip and a Relapse: Are They the Same or Not? Are you wondering about the difference between a slip and a relapse? Although many people consider them the same thing, there is a difference. A relapse involves abandoning sobriety and returning to a pretreatment lifestyle of drinking and drugging. A slip,
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A New Study Shows Stress Affects the Amount of Money Spent on Alcohol For Someone Suffering From Alcoholism A recent study was conducted by a University of Georgia graduate student, who teamed up with a few professors. What were they looking to find out? They wanted to know if stress affects the amount of money
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Mental Wellness Effects Everyone, Not Just People Suffering From Depression Mental wellness is not just something people suffering from depression need to focus on. Everyone should be aware of their mental structure and wellness. By neglecting your well being, you are ultimately leading yourself down a dark path. This dark path can lead you into
OTC Drugs Linked to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Many people go to the pharmacy everyday with the intentions of picking up something to help with their allergies, a slight case of the flu, or getting something to help them sleep better. What most people do not think of is how this over the counter drug (OTC)
Resentment Can Hold Anyone Back in Life and That is Especially True For Addicts Resentment is the experience of a negative emotion, like anger or hatred, felt as a result of a real or imagined wrong doing upon yourself. Everyone has felt this feeling, but some people cannot let go of this feeling. Let’s just
The Lies Behind Methadone: Why Methadone Does Not Cure Heroin Addiction Methadone was created in Germany during WWII. The intention was to develop a synthetic substitute for opiate-based drugs like morphine that became unavailable during the war. It turned out that methadone, which activates the same brain receptors as morphine, delivered a high that was
What to do When You Love an Addict Who Won’t Seek Help: Getting An Addict Treatment Do you love someone who’s addicted to substances but won’t seek help? You probably feel frustrated, powerless, angry, and frightened, but unless your loved one is a minor child, there’s no way of getting an addict treatment if the addict
Father Posts Picture of Deceased Son to Raise Awareness: Sobering Picture Highlights Drug Overdoses “Sobering Picture highlights drug overdoses” isn’t what most people expect to see when they are scrolling through their Facebook feed, but maybe it should be. We all know or have known someone with a problem and hundreds of people die daily at the
Bobbi Kristina Brown Drug Overdose Suicide Attempt Leads to Many Questions, Was it Really a Suicide Attempt? The Bobbi Kristina Brown drug overdose suicide attempt shows the dark side of drug use all over again. In the past, both her parents used drugs very publicly. She lost her mother tragically just a few years ago
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What is Bipolar Disorder and How Can It Be Treated? Bipolar Disorder is tricky. It is hard to diagnose because the symptoms mirror many depressive disorders and because of this, many patients receive an incorrect diagnosis when first seeing their psychiatrists. Sometimes it can take a professional more than three visits to properly diagnose someone
Therese Borchard Writes About Dealing With Depression on a Daily Basis Therese Borchard is dealing with depression on a daily basis. She decided that instead of hiding her emotions and thoughts, she would put them on display for the public to see. Dealing with depression is no easy task. Depression never truly goes away. It
