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ADHD and addiction

The Connection Between ADHD and Addiction

Within a substance use disorder (SUD) diagnosis, there are other diagnoses that are also commonly found. One of these diagnoses is...

relapse prevention

8 Addiction Relapse Prevention Techniques that Work

Once you have made it through your original treatment to learn how to beat addictions, the focus turns to prevent addiction...

boundaries

8 Ways to Set Boundaries in Addiction Recovery

One of the most important emotional skills to learn in addiction recovery is how to set boundaries. As you become more...

opioid overdose

Why Do Opioids Carry Such a High Risk of Overdose?

The opioid epidemic has become a major health crisis in the United States. What started for many as medication for severe...

court

Can Voluntary Treatment for Alcohol Addiction Help Me in Court?

Very few things in life are more sobering than seeing the lights in your mirror and hearing the siren behind you...

women

Challenges for Women Who Struggle with Addiction

Life is very difficult for those who struggle with an addiction to drugs and/or alcohol. There are specific challenges, however, that...

journal

Keeping Your New Year’s Resolution of Recovery

New Year’s resolutions are broken almost as often as they are kept. Addiction relapse in recovery is also all too common....

brain

How Your Brain Becomes Addicted to Substances

How many of us have thought that substance abuse was our fault, or even our choice? How many of us tell...

cocaine

Breaking Free of Cocaine Addiction

Cocaine’s original use was for medicinal purposes but is most used for recreational purposes. Because it is a stimulant, people try...

new life

Saying Goodbye to Alcohol

When alcohol controls our lives more than we do, it is time to say goodbye. When our health, relationships, work, legal...