Getting Help This category has articles about treatments, finding help, helping loved ones and all manner of recovery support
Substance use decreases brain function and changes behavior in ways that those with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) find it increasingly difficult to control. With abstinence or Medically...
Is Suboxone a helpful product to get off drugs like Heroin, or is it just another party favor? The truth is, it can be both....
It’s a question many want to avoid. Where is the line that separates casual drinking and a medical disorder? Some say if you want a drink you’re...
Give the gift of hope to a child coping with addiction, divorce, or emotional abuse this season. You can help a child you love begin...
An addiction solution is possible with some changes in the way we deal with the disease. Addiction, now defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease,...
I needed advice about my son’s drug use, but where to turn? As a physician, I have treated many families with addiction problems and there...
Starting therapy, especially if this is new to you, may seem overwhelming. A way to make it more comfortable is to ask questions about the...
Imagine being told that you have a progressively debilitating and potentially fatal medical disorder. It’s widely recognized in the research community as a brain disease. Then you...
Being an adult child of an alcoholic, wounds from my childhood still stalk me. I’ve identified the five most painful issues I’m currently facing. and I’m...
Shame seems to be at the heart of all addictions. We experience shame over the wounds of our early childhood traumas, our seemingly inherent weaknesses, inability...
Eighteen months. That’s how much time researchers say it takes to heal. Eighteen months for each stress inducing life event. Be it marriage or divorce,...
Mary’s husband Sean had a problem with drinking too much. After years of pleading, he finally went to church with her, only to be turned...
