Drug use is an incredibly slippery slope. People often start using substances with the goal of fitting in, feeling better, or boosting their confidence. During…
When the consequences of heavy drinking start to take their toll, quitting alcohol cold turkey can seem like the best and most important thing to…
Alcohol withdrawal is always easiest when performed under professional monitoring and with the support of the proper medications. If you’ve been abusing alcohol and suspect…
Withdrawal delirium or delirium tremens (DTs) is a severe set of symptoms that people with alcohol use disorder can develop during any extended period of…
For those who live with it, substance use disorder often feels like a personal shortcoming. After experiencing countless consequences of substance use, addicts continually return…
As the wife of an addict, you’re probably longing for the days when your husband’s struggles with drug use are completely behind you. After all,…
Alcohol consumption is both incredibly common and widely accepted. Countless people have a few drinks after work, a drink or two with friends on the…
Although couples promise to love and cherish one another in both sickness and health, you probably never imagined yourself wondering, “How to help my husband…
Among the biggest barriers to addiction recovery are undiagnosed mental health disorders. Until these are identified and properly treated, people who struggle with addiction are…
For most people, addiction doesn’t form overnight. Instead, the path to addiction is a deceptive, progressive one that starts with initiation or initial use, and…