About 20 million women and 10 million men in the United States suffer from an eating disorder – anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and also lesser-known illnesses like rumination disorder. Eating disorders can affect people of all ages and body types. Untreated, they can also be very dangerous. Eating disorders can lead to malnutrition, dehydration, as […]
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What Causes Relapse? Why Some Slip Back into the Addiction Cycle
It is widely known that substance addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease – just like hypertension, diabetes, and asthma, says the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). If you or a loved one has recently relapsed back into drug abuse, you are not alone. Studies show that more than two-thirds of individuals relapse within months […]
DSUVIA: A New FDA-Approved Drug More Potent (and Dangerous) Than Fentanyl
Just last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved DSUVIA™, a new pain-relieving drug consisting of the opioid agonist, sufentanil. Sufentanil is a Schedule II controlled substance. It is also 5 to 10 times more potent than fentanyl, the dangerous opioid drug that has been fueling the nation’s opioid overdose crisis. It’s no […]
The Correlation Between PTSD and Substance Abuse
About 70 percent of adults – nearly 225 million people – in the United States have experienced some type of traumatic event at least once in their lives: assault, abuse, death, war. Up to 20 percent of these people – about 45 million adults – go on to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Women are […]
A Focus on Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention
It is human nature to gravitate towards things that give us pleasure, or things that help us avoid pain and discomfort. Some people, for example, reach for chocolate when they are sad, or food when they are stressed. Other people might reach for a bottle of booze. Some turn towards drugs to relieve feelings of […]
The Value of Support Groups for Parents of Addicts
Family support is, without a doubt, one of the greatest assets a person can have – especially in addiction recovery. Substance addiction is a physically-debilitating, emotionally-devastating disease that requires a long-standing, stable support system to get through, which many people find that in their family members. The problem is, the disease of addiction does not […]
What is Dual Diagnosis?
Dual diagnosis (more commonly referred to as co-occurring disorders) is a clinical condition in which someone is experiencing both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder simultaneously – for example, depression and alcoholism. A person with dual diagnosis may battle one of each disorder, or may experience multiple substance abuse disorders and/or multiple […]
Drugs and Driving: A Dangerous Collision
We know that driving under the influence (DUI) is illegal, not to mention, dangerous. Every day in the United States, about 29 people die in motor vehicle crashes that involve a drunk driver. In a year, over one million drivers are arrested for driving while impaired – sometimes under the influence of alcohol, and sometimes […]
Choosing a Youth Recovery Center in Connecticut
Our children are the future. They are the next generation, and in a way, we are counting on them to succeed. We are hopeful of what they might do. Especially as parents, we look forward to seeing how our children will grow and evolve over the years. Simply put, youth have so much potential. If […]
Mac Miller’s Overdose & History with Drugs
On September 7, 2018, the world lost another artist in the tragic face of drugs. Mac Miller – a talented rapper, singer, and producer – was found dead in his home following a suspected drug overdose. Mac Miller, whose real name is Malcolm McCormick, was only 26-years-old at the time of his death. While the […]