Substance Use
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Is Drug Addiction About Drugs Or The Individual?
When thinking of drug addiction, the obvious problem that comes to mind is drugs. Addiction is often thought of as…
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Should Adderall Be Prescribed to an Addict?
In America, Adderall is abused mostly by college students and young adults. An estimated 20-30% of all college students regularly…
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Are 12 Step Meetings Enough to Support Long-Term Sobriety?
Most people finding their way into recovery are familiar with 12 step meetings. Is just attending 12 step meetings enough…
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What is the Difference Between Alcoholism and Addiction?
There are many similarities between alcoholism and addiction, but what are the real differences? Outside of the name, either way both…
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Is Location Important When Getting Sober?
One of the terms commonly thrown out in Alcoholics Anonymous is a “geographic”. A “geographic” is when an individual moves…
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Why is Alcohol Legal?
Have you ever wondered why alcohol was never considered a “gateway drug”? Why it remains legal despite the fact that…
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The Real Dangers of Benzodiazepines
With the rise of prescription painkiller overdoses and deaths in the last 20 years, it’s hard to differentiate just what…
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Wilderness Therapy Programs
Wilderness therapy has been a very common choice when it comes to having adolescents and young adults attend residential treatment…
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Drugs at Music Festivals: Is Shutting Them Down the Answer?
Anyone who has followed the news in Los Angeles over the last week has heard of the two young women…
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What is Outpatient Rehab?
For those of us with little to no experience with how to treat alcoholism or addiction, when we think of…
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Why Rehab is Just the Beginning
There is an unfortunate misunderstanding about addiction and alcoholism that is prevalent in modern society. The misconception a person’s decisions…
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Why Are Both Rehab and Sober Living Important?
Working in recovery, I often hear the question “What is the difference between rehab and sober living?” It is a…
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