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How Childhood Trauma Increases the Risk of Addiction
Substance abuse is a multifaceted disease with diverse risk factors. For example, we know that the children of addicts are more likely to struggle with substance abuse as they get older. Both genetics...
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Maryland Declares State of Emergency Over Continuing Opioid Health Crisis
Substance abuse is a national epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, addiction is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, claiming more lives than...
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A Closer Look at Antisocial Personality Disorder and Addiction
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), more commonly referred to as “sociopathy” in popular culture, is a mental disorder characterized by a profound lack of empathy for others, especially with...
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How Does Mindful Meditation Therapy Help to Improve Recovery from Addiction?
Mindfulness refers to a state of consciousness characterized by acute awareness of the present moment. The state of mindfulness can help individuals become more aware of their emotions, thoughts and...
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Maryland Deaths Attributed to Dangerous Elephant Tranquilizer Carfentanil
In Maryland and across the United States, health professionals and police are dealing with an uptick in the number of overdose cases due to carfentanil, a synthetic opioid some dealers are lacing into...
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Maryland’s Best 4th of July Celebrations
We celebrate the 4th of July as a time to remember when we gained our independence as a nation. For many, it is also a time to remember when they gained independence from addiction. Either way,...
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‘Facing Addiction’ Hopes To Make A Positive Change in Anne Arundel County...
The opioid epidemic has hit Anne Arundel County particularly hard, affecting every demographic. Drug overdoses are now responsible for far more deaths in Maryland than homicides and auto accidents....
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Something to Worry About: The Link Between Anxiety and Substance Abuse
Did you know that roughly 18 percent of Americans suffer from some type of anxiety disorder? Some of the most common versions of this illness include acute stress disorder, generalized anxiety...
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The Scientific Support for Treating Addiction with Holistic Remedies
Holistic medicine (also known as complementary or integrative medicine) is more popular in the United States than ever before. Often, these techniques are used to improve focus, manage anxiety and...
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Drug Crimes and Consequences: More Reasons to Get Your Loved One into Rehab
As the friend or family member of a person struggling with addiction, you are constantly put in tough positions. You want to see your loved one get help, but it’s easy to hesitate or put off the...
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How Do I Stop Using Drugs Naturally?
Natural methods for escaping drug addiction exist, and essentially act as an alternative to traditional rehabilitation. For those with an ample desire to beat addiction and the right tools, self-guided...
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The State of Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Treatment in Pennsylvania in 2017
Over the last two decades, the United States has experienced a widespread drug epidemic spanning all regions and all walks of life. Every state has unique considerations when it comes to drug abuse,...
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Heroin and Fentanyl Are Everywhere in Massachusetts in 2017
Many families in Massachusetts have felt the disastrous effects of the ongoing opioid crisis facing the nation. While every state has unique drug abuse issues, the problems facing Massachusetts seem to...
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Lack of Dual Diagnosis Care and Addiction Treatment Is Worsening the U.S....
Substance abuse is a widespread issue affecting all demographics in the United States, and some of the most serious cases aren’t receiving appropriate treatment. “Dual diagnosis” refers to a substance...
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Treatment for Trauma, Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Addiction
Most people who suffer through traumatic events do not recognize the real effects that those experiences will have later in life. In many substance abuse cases, patients uncover those effects through...
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How Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP) Can Be the Best Option for Millennials
Substance abuse is at critical levels across the country, and many people of all age groups, income brackets, backgrounds and demographics have felt the effects of substance abuse at some point. The...
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Opiate Detox Is the First Step in Building a New Life in Addiction Recovery
Recovery from Opiate Addiction: Detox Is the First Step There are almost 2 million Americans struggling with opioid addictions. You are not just one in a sea of faces, however; you are an individual...
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How Recovery Homes Coupled with Outpatient Care Give Greater Success and...
Addiction affects every individual differently, and these differences may be medical or social in nature. Personalized, intentional treatment is needed to help patients break their addictions and live...
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How Long Do Alcohol Anxiety Symptoms Last? Unique Timelines in Prolonged,...
How Long Do Alcohol Anxiety Symptoms Last? Unique Timelines in Prolonged, Protracted Withdrawal “Liquid courage” is an old phrase based on the idea that alcohol has the power to increase someone’s...
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The Best Addiction Treatment Should Include a Long-Term Continuum of...
Opioid addiction is a sweeping epidemic that affects more than 2 million Americans each year. The problem has gotten so dire that the United States government has declared the prevalence of opioid...
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