Substance Abuse Affects Children: How Does Mom’s Substance Abuse Affect Her Unborn Child? Substance abuse affects children in profound ways. Ingesting drugs or alcohol during pregnancy can have devastating effects on an unborn child. Alcohol, heroin, amphetamine, and cocaine are especially dangerous, but all substance abuse affects children regardless of which substance is abused. How […]
Has Teen Substance Abuse Become America’s #1 Public Health Problem? According to CASA Columbia, an information clearinghouse about addiction, adolescent and teen substance abuse has become “a public health problem of epidemic proportion.” Based on their recent study, CASA Columbia believes that teen substance abuse has become so prevalent that it will have severe consequences
Why Do Some People Develop An Addiction While Others Do Not? The question of why one person becomes an addict and another person does not have perplexed humankind for ages. To confuse matters, even more, is the question of why some people get addicted to one substance while others get addicted to something else. Although
Understanding Addiction People often mistakenly assume that others become addicted to harmful substances or behaviors because they are “bad”, lack willpower, or exhibit some other character flaw that results in a person becoming addicted, according to the National Institute of Health’s Medline Plus. While it is true that initial use of harmful substances or engagement in
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Depression Feeds Addiction In The Worst Way It’s impossible to understand depression or addiction without being one of the unfortunate sufferers. Certainly, we can emphasize with these twin mental illnesses, offer succor at the darkest moments, but there’s a question mark over whether we can ever comprehend the depths of the feelings associated with the
Gambling and The Position of Political Power. B. Lenz Lake Station, Indiana, Mayor Keith Sonderquist and his wife, Deborah Sonderquist, have been federally indicted on 11 counts related to missing food pantry and campaign cash. Meanwhile Deborah’s daughter, Miranda Brakley, had her own federal indictment for pocketing at least $5,000 of the city’s cash and
Alcoholism and drug addiction are complex problems with serious, negative consequences. Addiction affects nearly every aspect of a person’s life. A successful substance abuse treatment program addresses numerous addiction issues. Not only does it address the addictive behavior, but it also offers solutions for related problems. Alcohol and drug addiction programs exist in various environments,
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“Smoking weed and drinking alcohol will lead you to asking the drug dealer, what else do you have to make me feel better?,” a recovering heroin addict tells teens.
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Earlier this month, The New York Times covered the story of Richard Fee, “an athletic, personable college class president and aspiring medical student” whose ambitions were derailed by a drug addiction.
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Past trauma, including abuse or neglect as a child, has long been associated with an increased likelihood of addiction.
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“I kept hoping she would just stop – Ididn’t understand addiction,” says Tina Holley.
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A serious drug addiction can lead a person down a dangerous spiral of self-destruction.
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