If you have a loved one with a substance use disorder, you probably find yourself having to make a lot of difficult decisions. What do you do when they come home drunk or high? Do you stay in the same house? Do you let them stay at your house? When should you help...
You’ve probably heard the old joke, “What do you do if you can’t find your AA meeting? Look for the church with people smoking outside.” The chain-smoking, coffee-drinking recovering alcoholic is a familiar stereotype and there’s even some research suggesting it has a...
There are several major risk factors that make developing a substance use disorder far more likely. Genes account for about half of your addiction risk. If you have a close relative such as a parent or a sibling–especially a twin–with a substance use...
The Four Recovery Lessons Actress Jamie Lee Curtis Affirms in Her Latest Interview On a press junket promoting her newest film, Jamie Lee Curtis stopped by The Today Show and talked with Hoda Kotb about her experience with addiction. One of the most vocal celebrities...