It’s often said that addiction is a family disease. There are several reasons for this. One is that children who grow up in families with addiction tend to assume their parents’ substance use habits are normal. Kids who grow up in homes with addiction are also more...
You have gotten your drug. You are satisfying your body’s desire for it, but then the worst happens, you overdose. Overdose is when you receive an excessive amount of your drug than your body can handle. Last year, in 2018, 68,500 Americans died of drug...
Key points from the research and what it means for you. A Milliman report released this week, initially commissioned by the Mental Health Treatment and Research Institute, shone a bright light on the concerns regarding insurance coverage for mental health and...
The basics about this growing epidemic Every day there’s a new headline reporting the seriousness of the ongoing opioid drug abuse and overdose crisis in the United States. Here’s an introduction of some of the need-to-know facts. By the numbers In 2018, 10.3...
Sober Curious – What it Means, How it’s Different Than Sobriety, and Why the Distinction Matters Instagram influencers have found plenty of things to promote through 2019. But one campaign, in particular, has sparked conversation in the recovery community. The...
