Alcoholism is a disease. When people talk about alcoholism, they sometimes forget this fact. Alcoholism is not a choice, or a function of personal will. Alcoholics do not choose to…
The decision to seek addiction treatment help is invariably a wrenching one. Addiction is a crippling disease, one that limits addicts’ capacity for objective self-analysis and thus renders them exceedingly…
There’s no reason to pull punches. Addiction recovery can save your life. Drug abuse kills, and untreated drug addiction is a recipe for nothing short of utter ruin. If you’ve…
Trying to find an alcohol rehab center that’s right for you? Remember this one simple fact: You are your own person. It sounds silly, like the sort of thing you…
U.S. Senators stated Sunday their plans for having federal agents target Silk Road, an anonymous narcotics operation responsible for selling heroin, meth and cocaine on the Internet. Silk Road Online,…
Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard the term, alcoholism. With both grandmothers dying in their early fifties of the disease, I suspected I had a pretty decent understanding…
Florida welfare applicants struggling with drug addiction will no longer qualify for public assistance for one year or until they complete an addiction treatment program. Delray Beach FL – June…
It’s all over the news – the most prevalent drugs of concern in the U.S. today are prescription painkillers, like OxyContin. Synthetic opiates have always been our country’s most popular…
‘Bath Salts’ Ban Delivered to Illinois Governor Succeeding an alleged “bath salt” overdose of a Southern Illinois woman, the state’s House of Representatives sent Governor Quinn a ban on the…
Scientists at Scripps Florida in Jupiter say they’ve discovered a substance that promises to kill pain almost as effectively as morphine and oxycodone, but without the side effect of addiction….
Between the years 2000 and 2008, admissions for substance abuse treatment among those 50 and older increased by 70 percent while the overall 50-plus population grew by only 21 percent….
Now that Baby Boomers are entering their 60s or beyond, they are bringing into their golden years a propensity for addiction. Many find that when they retire, they may start…