The first few months of recovery from addiction are some of the most difficult. Insomnia, triggers, drug cravings, and the need to deal...

While alcoholism and drug addiction often go hand in hand, both problems have their own definitions. What is Alcoholism? Alcoholism is...

When you first get clean from drugs, you experience a great sense of relief, even euphoria. For a while, it feels as though you will...

Substance abuse and addiction have long been associated with violence in society’s mind. Research does show that the presence of...

Kicking the prescription drug abuse habit -- or any other addiction -- is a major achievement. You have a lot to be proud of, yet you...

When you enter recovery, you leave behind many of the adverse effects and consequences of addiction. Now that the holidays are here, it...

Are you wondering how you can cope with a drunk mother during the holidays, or how you can help her? Have friends told you that you are...

These entrepreneurs used the skills they learned in active addiction to help them succeed in business. There is one thing that most...

There isn’t a parent, sibling, spouse or any family member that is happy about their loved one’s substance abuse issue or prospective...

A teenage boy lies in a hospital bed with IV tubes attached to his arm. His scalp and eyebrows are missing hair — signs of chemotherapy....

Relapse is so common in the alcohol and drug recovery process, that it is estimated more than 90 percent of those in recovery have at...

Craving—the obsessive desire to use drugs—is a natural by-product of drug use itself. A person can have cravings on and off well after...

Addiction and stress often go hand in hand. For those who are dealing with high levels of stress in their daily lives, alcohol and drugs...

“I’m different from everyone else.” This belief lies deep in the hearts of most addicts. Believing that we’ve been wronged and viewing...

Anyone who has ever dealt with a family member, spouse or close friend in active addiction knows just how difficult it can be to get a...

Family members can play an important role in helping a loved one with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders get on the...

What’s your poison, people sometimes ask, but Gabor Maté doesn’t want to ask what my poison is, he wants to ask how it makes me feel....

No matter how diligently you pursue your recovery or how committed you are to lifelong sobriety, there is a chance you will relapse at...

Go to rehab. You need to go. Sooner or later it has to happen. Things have been slipping away for a while now, and everything is almost...

Life doesn’t necessarily come to a halt when you decide it is time to seek treatment for problematic substance use. The first step in...