According to SAMHSA, substance abuse is more common among the homeless than the population in general [2]. Substance abuse can be a major contributor to homelessness due to difficulty or losing employment, struggling with paying bills, or having conflict with family. According to a study from Bellevue Hospital in New York, which looked at 20 [...]
As a society we know what leads to addiction and how it manifests, but treatment options in America are still largely inadequate. To start, there’s no national standard of care for addiction. Secondly, despite addiction being a chronic illness, treatment programs tend to offer acute interventions, and not long-term treatment programs. [1] Many treatment programs [...]
If you have a little boat and you hit a few rough waves, it may be sufficient to simply bail out some water with a bucket. As you sail on, you say to yourself subconsciously, “oh, that was easy, and I’m glad I thought of that”. Then you hit a real storm—swells and waves—and you [...]
Have you ever noticed how dogs seem to notice or smell something and bolt away from their owner without a moment’s hesitation? They seem to be on autopilot, hunting, sniffing, exploring. Dogs have learned to associate (not consciously) a smell or sound with an action they should take. In fact you see it all over [...]
One of the hardest things to do in with any addiction, compulsion or temptation is to turn away when you most feel it drawing you in. At this point it becomes an emotional, mental, physical challenge that you can learn to win. I heard it well said, “It is like staring into the face of [...]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.