In 2011, the American Public Health Association published a report that found the fatal overdose rate among military veterans to be almost double the national average. In fact, over one in four deaths in the military are associated to substance abuse. War comes with many unintended and horrific consequences. Some are more obvious than the [...]
In 2015, around 20.5 million Americans, 12 or older, had a substance use disorder. Out of these, 2 million had a substance use disorder involving prescription pain relievers and 591,000 abused heroin. The opiate abuse skyrocketed during the late 1990s, when chronic pain presented to be a leading challenge for specialists. In 2012, 259 million [...]
A consistent pattern among adults entering addiction treatment has emerged. Almost all of them first began drinking or using drugs when they were mere teenagers. “When people start using at younger ages, the changes in brain structure and function are very, very pronounced,” explained Dr. John Knight, founder and director of the Center for Adolescent [...]
Author Nikki DuBose of Washed Away: From Darkness to Light was recently interviewed on addiction and recovery. Here she offers a recap on everything from when her addiction began to how to help a loved one who may be suffering. 1. Can you pinpoint when your problems with addiction began? I was wired for addiction [...]
I had to get rid of the victim mentality to move forward in my healing journey. I couldn’t become a victor until I stopped believing that I was a victim. Victim and victor sound similar, but the only thing that separates them are the last two letters; a small difference, with an enormous impact. Sometimes [...]MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: The service, and any information contained on the website or provided through the service, is provided for informational purposes only. The information contained on or provided through this service is intended for general consumer understanding and education and not as a substitute for medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information provided on the website is presented as is without any warranty of any kind, and expressly excludes any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.