When someone suffers from an alcohol use disorder, people assume that they must not function and take care of daily responsibilities. But the opposite is true. Many people put...
Link Between Depression and Addiction Generally speaking, when a person has clinical depression, they are more likely to turn to alcohol or drugs. The substance of their choice can...
Suicide and Opioid Addiction – Linked Epidemics? Important note: This article addresses suicide. If you or a loved one is struggling, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK...
The Importance of a Dual Diagnosis in Addiction Treatment Drug and alcohol addiction has become a problem for people across the nation, and taking every possible step to contain...
Prisons have long been a final destination for drug addicts and people suffering from various types of mental illnesses. Oftentimes they are convicted of selling or using drugs or...
The results of new research released at the annual International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA) meeting in Milan, Italy in October. They indicate that illicit drug and alcohol use can...
Children and teenagers who have been treated for a mental disorder are more likely to abuse drugs, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They discovered...
Those who struggle with an alcohol addiction and also suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have often struggled to tackle either of their issues, let alone both of them...
