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Addiction has devastating effects on all areas of one’s life—including sleep. People suffering from addiction are approximately 5- 10 times more likely to develop sleep disorders. Ironically, many people initially
Substance abuse is physiologically damaging in numerous ways, many of which are outwardly obvious. However, it also causes difficult-to-detect inner changes including the depletion of vitamins and minerals the body
In the previous two decades, opiate addiction has mushroomed into a deadly, worldwide epidemic that knows no cultural or socioeconomic boundaries. According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Although many adults are capable of drinking in moderation, alcohol’s highly addictive properties frequently lead to excessive consumption and quickly spiral-out-of-control. The evidence of alcohol’s neurotoxicity and accompanying socioeconomic burden
Addiction is a life-altering disease that subjects those suffering from it to intense suffering and frequently renders family and friends helpless to intervene. Those grappling with addictive behaviors often face
Relapse is as common to the world of substance abuse treatment as injury is to the world of professional sports. In fact, some experts estimate that up to 95 percent
Getting sober and staying sober is the goal of everyone entering treatment for chemical addiction disorders. Everyone who’s been through detox knows that getting sober can be a rough ride.
Substance abuse has become the scourge of American society in the last century, rising to prevalence as a national health threat and public enemy. In decades past, alcohol was considered
In recovery from addiction, you learn early on to avoid the obvious relapse triggers: unnecessary stress, alcohol-serving parties, old drinking buddies. But not all relapse triggers are that obvious. Here
If it’s hard to convince your family to trust you again after addiction, it’s far harder to convince someone who knows only that you spent time in jail for drunk
Maintaining a sober lifestyle is easiest when your family, work associates and close friends support your decision to give up drugs. But what if they don’t? What if your partner,
“We made direct amends to [every person we had harmed] wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.” –The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, Step 9
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® (NDAFW) is right around the corner (January 22-27)— and you won’t want to miss it. Beach House Center for Recovery will be using its
As new initiates into the world of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) can all confirm, dating in early recovery—particularly the first year—is a widely discouraged practice. Although many
As the largest and longest partial government shutdown in this country grinds on with no imminent end in sight, many government agencies remain shuttered, unable to provide key services to
“We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to
“We continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.” –The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, Step 10 Getting sober from chemical addiction is rough. Staying sober can be
“Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.” –The
This month marks “Dry January”— a growing movement to practice a month of alcohol abstinence after the excess of the holidays. Since its founding in 2012 by the British organization,
For millions of teens and college students across the world, high school and college are synonymous with social and sexual experimentation, as well as academic pressure. During these formative years,
Addiction very often goes hand in hand with “co-occurring disorders” like chronic pain and mood disorders. For example, alcoholism and depression often co-occur, but until only very recently, treating both
Genes and environment have long been cited in attempts to describe what causes some people to drink more than others— and, why some people develop an alcohol dependency and others
“Today, I am officially declaring e-cigarette use among youth an epidemic in the United States,” the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, tweeted on Tuesday, December 18. He was responding
Addiction to drugs and alcohol is notoriously hard on the body and damaging to the brain—especially long-term addiction. Healing from the damage created by drug or alcohol abuse is a
A new $50 million donation by Bloomberg Philanthropies is the latest ammunition in the fight against a national drug epidemic that has claimed a record number of American lives—70,237 overdose
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