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As difficult as it may be to believe, there are still those who discriminate against men and women living with addiction or in recovery from drug addiction or alcoholism. Uninformed, pre-conceived notions about addiction lead these individuals to shun the recovering addict or, in some [...]

Did you know that 43 of the 50 states in the U.S. have laws on the books that require group insurance health plans to cover addiction treatment? In these states group health insurance plans are required to follow all state laws and provide for any [...]

Research has determined that simultaneous treatment of mental illness and addiction is far more effective than performing them separately. Just a decade or so ago, it was common to help an individual with a dual diagnosis get sober for a time before delving into their [...]

Teen prescription drug abuse and addiction are on the rise. This disturbing trend has been gaining ground for years. The pills are easy to get and distribute, especially from other kids. They can be a quick fix for a teen who wants a high or [...]

How many times have you heard that the secret in winning the battle against your addiction is hidden in the 12 steps? Whether the 12 steps you’re presented with are adjusted for the fellowship of sex addicts or gambler’s anonymous, they remain the most widely [...]

For those of us who are free of mental illness, the concept that alcoholism is a clinically confirmed sickness may feel unjustifiable. Non-alcoholics often have difficulty comprehending the cunning, baffling, and powerful nature of alcoholism. It can be hard to grasp its insidious capacity in [...]

You are in addiction recovery, but sometimes you feel like the world is against you. You got turned down by another potential job, your family is embarrassed by your addiction, and you feel overwhelmed with all the change. Does this mean you aren’t going to [...]

There are a number of myths circulating about when alcohol abuse becomes an alcohol addiction that requires alcohol rehab. The question of when alcohol abuse requires treatment is an important one to answer, especially if you are debating whether or not to have an alcohol [...]

Carrie Fisher recently said in an interview that she abused cocaine when she was filming “Empire Strikes Back” as Princess Leia. During the scenes set on the ice planet Hoth, Fisher says she used cocaine. Fisher says: “I didn’t even like coke that much. It [...]

Aaron Selchow of Los Gatos, California, lost his best friend to a car accident during his senior year. Over the next three years, Selchow self-medicated his grief with drugs and alcohol until July, 2010, when he overdosed on methadone and died at the age of [...]