Moderation Management for alcohol took off in the 2000s to the early 2010s but hit an alarming stop almost overnight? Why did it take so long for a system to grab attention, and why did it stop so suddenly? What was once thought to be the next AA is now not often mentioned even within…
If you’re struggling with alcohol addiction, you may be considering a Moderation Management program. It’s everything it initially sounds like, you’re looking at ways to moderate your intake, but do you need moderation? There are times when a person can moderate themselves, but that’s not the normal situation. Most people are abstainers, and moderation is…
Sublocade hit the market in the U.S. in 2017, but why isn’t it talked about very much? There are a lot of elements and concerns that come with Sublocade and similar treatments for opioid addiction. Now that decades after the 1980s heroin epidemic that pharmaceutical “solutions” for addiction aren’t likely to produce outstanding success. What…
If you’re the friend of a close family member of an addict then you’ve probably heard it before, “It takes the edge of,” or “I have anxiety and it helps.” But of course, when they’re not high they seem more agitated and anxious than ever. Why do users claim that substances help with their anxiety?…
Alcohol use disorder, and the abuse of alcohol is so common. About 16 million people in the U.S. have alcohol use disorder or in a more common phrase, an alcohol problem. Most of those are adults, many are adolescents. What is startling is the overlap between alcohol use disorder and mental illness. About 37% of…
Are you empowering your loved one to stay afloat? Or, are your enabling behaviors allowing their alcoholism or drug seeking behavior to continue? Parents want to help their kids, friends want to offer support, but often the very things that people think are helping this person towards recovery are pushing them further away. If you’re…
When looking at the elements of a parent’s role in their child’s life it is clear that the job doesn’t stop on their 18th birthday. Many parents provide financial and emotional support to their adult children who aren’t addicts. But, what happens when an adult is suffering from addiction and your support could actually be…
Starting prevention early can have some impact. However, when it comes down to the prevention of alcohol misuse disorder, that’s another story. You can take meaningful steps to prevent alcohol abuse at an early age and create an environment that deters alcohol use. Set a Standard at an Early Age to Help Prevent Alcohol Abuse…
In a single 12-month period, over 47,000 people have died from opioid overdoses, and a reported 10.3 million people in the U.S. misused or abused prescription opioids. In 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the opioid crisis, and later that same year, the current presidential administration declared the crisis a public health…
Would it be surprising to know that there are many cases of teenage drug use? Not teens, but pre-teens, pre-adolescent people. That means that while some children are playing with Legos, others are smoking marijuana, taking ecstasy, and even trying heroin. It’s shocking to some, but those within the drug rehabilitation community know that the…