Substance Abuse – New Life https://newlifeacs.com Addiction Counseling & Mental Health Services Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:32:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 https://newlifeacs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-New-Life-ACS-Icon-32x32.jpg Substance Abuse – New Life https://newlifeacs.com 32 32 Understanding Increased Risks for Substance Use Among LGBTQ+ Populations https://newlifeacs.com/blog/understanding-increased-risks-for-substance-use-among-lgbtq-populations/ Tue, 19 Jul 2022 07:00:36 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=27218 Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life There are many risk factors to recognize when it...

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]]> What Do Substance Cravings Feel Like? https://newlifeacs.com/blog/what-do-substance-cravings-feel-like/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:00:37 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=27216 Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life Drug cravings are not a new phenomenon for individuals...

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]]> What Are the Risks of Using Substances During Pregnancy? https://newlifeacs.com/blog/what-are-the-risks-of-using-substances-during-pregnancy/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:00:52 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=27153 Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life There are many myths about substance use during pregnancy....

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]]> How Do I Know I Have a Substance Use Problem? https://newlifeacs.com/blog/how-do-i-know-i-have-a-substance-use-problem/ Sat, 11 Sep 2021 19:36:15 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=27022 Another day, another regret. Another night, another justification for drinking or using drugs. If the people in your life haven’t outright...

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]]> Breaking the Familial Cycle of Substance Abuse https://newlifeacs.com/blog/breaking-the-familial-cycle-of-substance-abuse/ Tue, 06 Oct 2020 22:21:45 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=26838 Substance abuse is a healthcare crisis in the United States. So many factors contribute to different people developing substance use disorder,...

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]]> Sharing Your Story for Recovery Month https://newlifeacs.com/blog/sharing-your-story-for-recovery-month/ Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:21:08 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=26833 This September is Recovery Month, which celebrates the achievements of those in recovery. The theme for this year is “Recovery Is...

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]]> New Support for Opioid Agonists https://newlifeacs.com/blog/new-support-for-opioid-agonists/ Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:43:46 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=26777 The opioid crisis has been making headlines in recent years. It’s an especially tangled web for many people, as opioids help...

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]]> Substance Use Disorder and Depression https://newlifeacs.com/blog/substance-use-disorder-and-depression/ Wed, 20 May 2020 18:20:38 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=26816 People who experience addiction may also have other mental health conditions. Like addiction, a mental health condition is not anyone’s fault....

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]]> Coronavirus Support Resources https://newlifeacs.com/blog/coronavirus-support-resources/ Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:02:35 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=26820 It feels like overnight we’ve entered strange, uncertain times. Schools are closed in many places. Public gatherings are being discouraged. Basic...

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