A growing number of cities have instituted smoking bans in public establishments around the country. Despite this ban on smoking, hookah bars are cropping up in urban areas like downtown…
One of the biggest challenges I see for people in early recovery is that many of them tend to struggle with feelings of “low self-worth.” These feelings are the result of years…
Mexico, and other countries that serve as hubs for the manufacture and shipment of drugs, largely to the US, have been in business now for generations. And with so much…
As a parent, you might tell your teen age children, “Don’t drink and drive.” But they learn best by seeing what others do including their parents. Parents set the example…
As Baby Boomers move into older age, substance abuse among adults 50 and older has been on the rise, according to a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration study. …
According to a study conducted by the Indiana University School of Education, those who are dependent on alcohol tend to become separated earlier in their marriage than non-dependent individuals. This…
A recently released study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, (SAMHSA), shows that the majority of alcohol abusers don’t believe that they need treatment. Data from the…
Crystal Meth is so highly addictive that nearly half of first time users and more than three quarters of second time users report addiction like cravings. Meth is also as…
Crystal Meth is the common street name for methamphetamine. Widely used in the 1960’s and early ’70s, it virtually disappeared in the 1980’s. However, it has resurfaced on a massive…
About half of the people who keep smoking will die because of it. In the United States, tobacco causes nearly 1 in 5 deaths, killing about 443,000 Americans each year….
Studies have shown that smoking causes many different types of cancer. But cancers account for only about half of the deaths linked to smoking. Long-term, smoking is also a major…
Collaborators from the Penn Pain Medicine Center will partner with Penn’s Center for Substance Abuse Solutions and Department of Internal Medicine to develop a “Patient-Centered Medical Home” care model for…