What to Do When Your Loved One Gets Out of Rehab
My loved one is coming home. Now what? The return of a loved one after time in a residential treatment...
New Study Highlights Increased Risks for Psychiatric Disorders Among LGBTQ+ Population with SUD
Jan 1, 2021
While the LGBTQ+ community may be more accepted than in the past, they still experience greater stress due to discrimination...
Dealing with the Stigma of Addiction
Dec 17, 2020
A remedy for stigma and the problems it causes in addiction recovery? Caring. Approximately 10 percent of Americans have had...
5 Life Skills You Need in Addiction Recovery
Dec 2, 2020
Eating a healthy breakfast checks several life skills boxes. Addiction is a terrible condition that can take over your life....
Why Social Distancing May Increase the Risk of HIV and Overdose for Certain Populations
Nov 24, 2020
While staying home may protect people living with addiction from exposure to the coronavirus, it may result in other health...
New Study Highlights Increased Vulnerability to COVID-19 Among Those with SUDs
Nov 17, 2020
While researchers are just beginning to understand COVID-19 and its impacts, early findings suggest an alarming relationship between the virus...
What’s the Difference between Opioid Dependence and Addiction?
Nov 9, 2020
Substance misuse is complex; so is its treatment. Prescription opioid and heroin misuse affects millions of Americans every year. Unfortunately,...
Teen Vaping: A Look at the Stats
Nov 2, 2020
Vaping is not as harmless as it may seem. The teen years are often thought of as a time for...
How PrEP and PEP Help in the Fight Against HIV
Oct 30, 2020
In addition to the threat of addiction, injection drug users also face higher rates of HIV infection. Approximately 1.2 million...
College Nicotine and Marijuana Vaping on the Rise
Oct 23, 2020
Think vaping is okay because it may be safer than traditional cigarette smoking? Think again. Both marijuana and nicotine vaping...
