Why Labeling Addicts and Alcoholics is Harmful
I’m sure you’ve probably heard the phrase, “I’m so and so, and I’m an Alcoholic” or “ I’m so and...
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Category: Substance Abuse
Keeping the Holidays Happy with a Heavy Substance User in the Family
The holidays are here again and you realize that for your family not much has changed over the...
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Who Should Get Credit When You Stop Drinking or Using Drugs?
When criticizing 12 Step groups and treatment based on it, people will often tell me that they...
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The Effect of Rehab on Celebrities
Some celebrities have a difficult time dealing with their fame and turn to alcohol and drugs for...
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Does My Anger Cause My Drug Use?
Anger is often associated in the public mind with substance use. Most drug treatment programs...
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Painkiller Overdose Among Women
Everyone is familiar with the widely held belief that addiction is an incurable disease...
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The Downsides of Recovery Programs for Substance Abuse
No two recovery programs for substance abuse are the same, in fact, there are many differences...
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Worried about my friends escalating drug use
Watching a friend’s drug use develop into “addiction” can be frightening. You want to...
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Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment; What Works and What Doesn’t
The statistics are clear, drug treatment programs and 12 step programs are an abysmal failure for...
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