Relapse is possible with any chronic disease, including addiction. It’s often hard to imagine returning to drug or alcohol use after finishing detox and professional…
Completing inpatient addiction treatment can be both exciting and frightening at once. Although most people are eager to return to their normal lives when entering…
Alcohol abuse and alcoholism can look quite different in men and women. This is especially true when it comes to the reasons why men and…
Watching a loved one battle addiction is always heartbreaking. It can also take a tremendous toll on the patience, understanding, and tender emotions of everyone…
The social definition of what it means to be a man can be incredibly daunting. Men are often expected to weather the challenges of life…
Completing inpatient treatment for drug or alcohol addiction is a major accomplishment. It’s also only the first step towards achieving lifelong sobriety. Recovery is an…
Everyone experiences feelings of sadness from time to time. Depression, however, is markedly different. Far more intense and often prolonged, depression can affect a person’s…
Opioids are a classification of narcotics that include both prescription painkillers and illicit street drugs like heroin and fentanyl. Drugs like tramadol, oxycodone, fentanyl, morphine,…
Whenever a person consumes large quantities of alcohol within a short period of time, this is known as binge drinking. Many people who binge drink…
Dual diagnosis is when a person has both substance use disorder and a secondary mental health issue at the same time. A person’s secondary mental…