Addiction

How to Handle the Surprise of Discovering a Loved One’s Addiction

Finding out that a loved one is struggling with an addiction can be difficult. The person with the addiction may have gone to great lengths ...

2.28.16

Differences Between Drug Side Effects and Addiction Symptoms

Many drugs, whether legal or illegal, have side effects. These are unpleasant, unintended and sometimes dangerous effects that occur in addition to the desired effects ...

2.19.16

Drug Temptation for Professionals

There are a lot of stereotypes about people who abuse drugs. Many people assume that people who abuse drugs are lazy, weak and morally flawed.

12.8.15

The Difference Between an Illegal and a Controlled Substance

Legal drugs can either be bought over-the-counter or with a prescription from a medical doctor. Illegal drugs cannot legally be manufactured, bought or sold in ...

11.10.15

Addiction and Mental Health Conditions: Does It Matter Which Came First?

Millions of people deal with addiction and mental health conditions each year. SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) ...

11.4.15

Reflections on National Recovery Month— and Why Celebrating Recovery Matters

When a grassroots initiative grows into something with a spirit and momentum of its own, one begins to suspect that this movement might have an ...

By: Beth Burgess

10.12.15

How Addiction Can Keep You from Reaching Your Potential

Drug addiction is a serious condition that affects millions of people every year. When a person has a drug addiction, she may think that everything ...

9.7.15

Has Digital Media Affected Process Addictions?

Before the 20th century, media consisted only of physical objects, such as newspapers, books, magazines and posters. However, with the invention of the computer in ...

7.24.15

Common Excuses People Make When They’re Addicted

When a person is struggling with an addiction, he might try to deny that anything is wrong. Instead of admitting that he needs help with ...

6.11.15

The Effects of Drugs on Pregnancy

Anytime a person abuses drugs, she is potentially causing serious physical and psychological damage to her body. Along with the common effects of drug abuse, ...

6.9.15