In the United States, about 75 to 80 percent of youth in need of mental health services do not receive them. About 90 percent of teens battling a substance use disorder do not get the treatment they need. And yet, these numbers are in the millions. Too often, children battling mental, behavioral, conduct, mood, and […]
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Fentanyl & the Most Dangerous Drugs in Modern America
Drug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. Every day, more than 190 Americans die from a drug overdose, with more than two-thirds involving an opioid. What, exactly, is causing this record number of fatal overdoses in America? What are the deadliest, most dangerous drugs leading this national crisis? […]
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week 2019 is Here!
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 to Sunday, January 27, 2019 This year marks the tenth annual recognition of National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW) – a national observance linking teenagers and youth to evidence-based facts about substance abuse. This yearly initiative is put forth by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National […]
New Year, New You: The Importance of Goal Setting in Recovery
With 2019 now here, many of us are making resolutions for the months ahead – resolutions that might involve becoming better, healthier, stronger, smarter, more stable versions of ourselves. For those in addiction recovery, the start of the new year can be a great opportunity to create (or to re-adjust focus on) personal goals for […]
5 Tell-Tale Signs of an Eating Disorder
About 20 million women and 10 million men in the United States suffer from an eating disorder – anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and also lesser-known illnesses like rumination disorder. Eating disorders can affect people of all ages and body types. Untreated, they can also be very dangerous. Eating disorders can lead to malnutrition, dehydration, as […]
What Causes Relapse? Why Some Slip Back into the Addiction Cycle
It is widely known that substance addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease – just like hypertension, diabetes, and asthma, says the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). If you or a loved one has recently relapsed back into drug abuse, you are not alone. Studies show that more than two-thirds of individuals relapse within months […]
DSUVIA: A New FDA-Approved Drug More Potent (and Dangerous) Than Fentanyl
Just last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved DSUVIA™, a new pain-relieving drug consisting of the opioid agonist, sufentanil. Sufentanil is a Schedule II controlled substance. It is also 5 to 10 times more potent than fentanyl, the dangerous opioid drug that has been fueling the nation’s opioid overdose crisis. It’s no […]
The Correlation Between PTSD and Substance Abuse
About 70 percent of adults – nearly 225 million people – in the United States have experienced some type of traumatic event at least once in their lives: assault, abuse, death, war. Up to 20 percent of these people – about 45 million adults – go on to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Women are […]
A Focus on Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention
It is human nature to gravitate towards things that give us pleasure, or things that help us avoid pain and discomfort. Some people, for example, reach for chocolate when they are sad, or food when they are stressed. Other people might reach for a bottle of booze. Some turn towards drugs to relieve feelings of […]
The Value of Support Groups for Parents of Addicts
Family support is, without a doubt, one of the greatest assets a person can have – especially in addiction recovery. Substance addiction is a physically-debilitating, emotionally-devastating disease that requires a long-standing, stable support system to get through, which many people find that in their family members. The problem is, the disease of addiction does not […]