Category: Women And Drug Addiction

Babies born to mothers who are dependent upon drugs or alcohol often have their own issues with addiction. It’s a problem that is extreme in the state of Florida and one that local officials are working to remedy as best they can. Specifically, Attorney General [...]

Teen Mom’s Amber Portwood has famously been in and out of rehab and openly discussed her issues with drugs and alcohol as well as her ongoing struggle with anger and depression. Recently, she was spotted getting on a plane headed for her home town Anderson, [...]

Fergie, singer for the Black Eyed Peas, recently discussed her addiction to crystal meth and talked about the highs and lows of addiction as well as her struggle to kick the habit. Crystal Meth Addiction Ups and Downs When looking back on her time spent [...]

Amy Winehouse was recently found dead in her London home, saddening fans around the world. The assumed cause of death is drug overdose despite the fact that autopsy results were inconclusive, and people are in mourning over the loss of the artist herself as well [...]

‘Codependent’ and ‘enabling.’ These two terms are none too pleasant for those who stand by their addicted loved ones. Spouses are often placed in the tough position of having to decide how they’re going to handle the addiction of a loved one. If this describes [...]

She was one of the biggest supermodels of her decade, and little has been heard of her professionally since she stopped making calendars and doing swimsuit shoots on island beaches, but Paulina Porizkova has been doing quite a bit in the past few years. Now [...]

Prescription drug addiction is a huge problem in every region of the United States. Rural areas and urban areas, men and women, young and old – there is no group or culture or geographic location in our country that is safe from the rapidly growing [...]

Some parents believe they should protect their children from their addiction when they seek treatment at drug rehab. Go ahead and let that go. No matter how well you believe you hid your drug addiction from them, your children know. They’ve watched you struggle with [...]

It’s certainly not her first time in drug rehab, nor is it Lindsay Lohan’s first exodus from treatment. With flashes popping and paparazzi screaming her name, Lohan is slated to leave drug addiction treatment -again. She has another court date in February and the judge [...]

In the late 1970′s, treatment centers were not common commodities nor synonymous with “drug and alcohol recovery” like they are today. Alcoholics and drug addicts were routinely committed to hospitals and psychiatric wards. Once flushed of chemicals, clinicians sent patients on their merry way with [...]