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The Consequences of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

It may be difficult to recognize drug or alcohol abuse, but when left untreated the consequences of drugs and alcohol abuse undermines everything you care about. Like...

Healthcare Professionals with Addictions

A healthcare professional can become addicted to drugs or alcohol just as easily as anyone else. Pharmacists, nurses, doctors, veterinarians, and others in the...

Intervention Techniques and Philosophy

A crisis intervention guided by a professional is often an essential first step in your loved one's road to recovery. Many addicts are in denial about their chemical...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that occurs when someone witnesses or experiences a traumatic event. In the midst of a traumatic or...

Understanding the Disease of Addiction

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines disease, from the French root “des,” without, and “ease,” as a condition of the living animal or plant body or one of its parts...

Polysubstance Addiction

Identifying, Understanding, and Treating Polysubstance Addiction Polysubstance dependence is officially defined as abusing three or more substances for a period of 12...

Letting Go of Shame and Guilt

A stigma is often attached to people with drug addiction and alcoholism. These diseases are often associated with people who are out of control, dysfunctional, or...

Alabama Drug and Alcohol Facts

An estimated 281,000 Alabamians needed treatment for drug and alcohol use in 2012. Don't suffer with addiction in silence, seek help for you or your loved one today....

Kentucky Drug and Alcohol Facts

An estimated 242,000 Kentuckians needed treatment for drug and alcohol use in 2011. Don't suffer with addiction in silence, seek help for you or your loved one today....

Drug Education Strategies

Drug education programs have come a long way since the “Just Say No” campaign of the ’80s. As a society, we understand a lot more about mental health, substance abuse,...

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