When Withdrawal Doesn’t Mean Addiction
Media reports of babies being born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) tend to leave out a very important fact. Some of the babies who go...
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Health Need help with substance use and mental health? Good health is more than just physical. Substance use and mental illness impact your health in many ways. Everyone needs information to cope, and Reach Out Recovery Health provides comprehensive articles and tools. In the Reach Out Recovery Health section you will find the latest addiction and recovery research and articles that will help you and your family’s recovery.
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9 Reasons To Call Addiction A Disease
Is addiction a disease? It depends on who you ask. Classifying addiction as a disease is most prevalent and most accurate. Yet this still remains...
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Behavior, Honesty, Drinking, Partisanship
Three issues drove the country particularly insane this year: Behavior Under The Influence, Honesty, and Partisanship. Depending on whether you are male or female you...
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When You Are Addicted To Love
No my friends, this isn’t a sex-addiction article. I’m talking about love, not steamy passion or romance. My whole life I’ve been chasing a familial...
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St. Patrick’s Sobriety Survival Guide –
Holiday sobriety is always a challenge. Especially for holidays like St. Patrick’s Day where drinking is ingrained into the holiday festivities. Over the years, we’ve...
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Why There’s A High Rate Of SUDs Among LGBTQs
If you are a member of the LGBT (lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender) community or are a loved one of someone who is, then you know the numerous issues...
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Policy and Laws Affect LGBTQ Population
June is National Pride month for the LGBTQ population. In the last two decades prior to the current administration, we have seen significant positive changes...
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When People With Brain Injuries Think Nothing’s Wrong It’s Anosognosia
What is anosognosia? You may be familiar with the symptoms of this condition without understanding that it is related to a brain injury. I knew...
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FDA Approves First Medication for Opioid Withdrawal –
Withdrawal is notoriously hard to endure for people addicted to opioids. Physical symptoms can start a few hours after last taking the drug and may...
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7 Types Of Mental Illness
Seven types of mental illness contribute to the rising suicide rates that are so much in the news these days. For millions of people who...
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Do you have ADHD
Everyone is talking about ADHD, and so many people believe the term applies to them. Trouble concentrating, anyone? Trouble sitting still? Have difficulty learning Greek...
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What Are The Stages Of Alcoholism
Alcohol still the most abused of all intoxicants, yet many consume alcohol without any problems or ever developing and addiction. Here are some crucial facts...
