Addiction Recovery Blog - Page 27 of 30

April 26, 2016

Marijuana Addiction Increasing with Changing Legal Status

An article in the December issue of JAMA Psychiatry compared the characteristics of marijuana use in 2001-2002 to that in 2012-2013.

April 18, 2016

Addiction intrudes into every aspect of life for those suffering from it. Relationships suffer, occupational and academic performance suffer and

April 7, 2016

There has been a great deal of press surrounding the opioid epidemic gripping the country. It is true that heroin is cheap and easy to acquire, but

March 28, 2016

When a person that is close to you continues to abuse alcohol in the face of significant consequences, it can be amazingly frustrating. "How can he

March 21, 2016

One of the challenges for friends, family members, and loved ones of those addicted to drugs and/or alcohol is codependency. When it comes to

March 17, 2016

Most people nowadays have heard about, if not being inundated by the phrase "the power of positive thought." It's almost cliché to talk about the

March 1, 2016

Nowadays, it's almost impossible to ignore the constant bombardment of advertising day-in and day-out. We all see ads showing up in some most

February 17, 2016

Staying sober is one of the more difficult challenges a person can undergo. Naturally, for someone who has been addicted to drugs or alcohol, often

February 8, 2016

For someone coming out of a treatment program for addiction, staying sober is of paramount concern. But what if one's former life, pre-rehab, was