Life Skills Restored With Drug Rehab
Alcohol and drug addiction does more than impair a person’s body and brain for a few hours. It gradually erodes the basic life skills every well-functioning person needs to live life every day. With effort and determination, drug rehab can help a person restore their daily life skills. Here’s a review of some daily living skills . . . . Continue Reading
Addiction and Social Problems
Drug addiction is a complex problem. It is a condition that deeply affects the individual’s mind and body. Addiction also has wide sweeping affects on that person’s social connection and functioning. Unfortunately, many addicts don’t realize the social impact of their addiction until much of their functioning has greatly deteriorated. Stigma From Addiction Interferes With . . . . Continue Reading
Lindsay Lohan Drug and Alcohol Addiction Woes
DUI charges, cocaine rehab, car accidents, being late or just not showing up for work. Does this sound like a person who needs drug rehab. LindsayLohan even thought so. Her journey with drugs and alcohol has become famous, or infamous, over the last two years. Lindsay even checked herself into drug rehab voluntariliy. She managed . . . . Continue Reading
Drug Addiction and Infectious Disease
The risk of infectious diseases goes hand-in-hand with drug and alcohol addiction. A person with a drug addiction may not realize it, but they are at a greater risk for chronic illness and death from infectious disease. If you have any drug addiction history, you need to find out more about your risk from infectious disease. . . . . Continue Reading
Heather Locklear Addiction and Mental Health Problems
Heather Locklear is one of the most well known steadily working TV actresses of the last thirty years. She has been married to two rock stars and has dated several TV actors. It would appear that she has an enviable life. However, she has recently had struggles with both mental health and drug use recently, . . . . Continue Reading
Women and Dual Diagnosis
Women with dual diagnosis have a double edged sword to deal with. Addiction can temporarily block out the pain of a mental illness, but it makes the whole problem worse at the same time. Find out about women’s unique vulnerabilities and drug treatment options here. Women Have Greater Emotional Vulnerability for Mental Illness Emotional pathways . . . . Continue Reading
Suicide and Women With Addiction
Suicide is a tragic way for a life to end. Unfortunately, drugs and alcohol sometimes have a hand in making it happen. Drug addiction and alcoholism can put a woman at great risk for suicide for various reasons. For safety’s sake, take a look at what makes drugs and alcohol such a potent factor in suicide. . . . . Continue Reading
Addiction Relapse Risk Factors
If you expect that going into recovery means you’ll have a perfect record of sobriety, you have a lot more to learn about recovery. The reality is that “relapse happens”, even to people with several years of sobriety and drug rehab under their belt. The circumstance of life change as time goes on, new triggers . . . . Continue Reading
Aging Women and Drug Addiction
There’s a somewhat hidden population of drug and alcohol addicts. They hide from the public, from doctors, and maybe even themselves. Older women have a much greater risk for developing addiction and a greater need for drug treatment services than most people would suspect. Aging Women Have Trouble Talking About Addiction Aging women don’t tell . . . . Continue Reading
Sober Among Alcoholics
When you are the only one doing something, it can feel like you are wrong. Alcoholism is full of shame and self doubt, making it something not many people want to admit. But what if you are the lone sober person in a family of alcoholics? You aren’t wrong, but the people around you act . . . . Continue Reading