With most states having legalized cannabis for medicinal use, individuals in recovery have some important questions to ask: How does cannabis fit into recovery, if at all? Can you be abstinent if you're using medical cannabis? Let's find out...
How do you know when you've reached the point of needing treatment? Is there ever a time when you’re “not addicted enough” to warrant an inpatient program? Do you have to hit rock bottom before you're ready to embrace recovery?
Health insurance companies are often reluctant to extend a level of coverage that's even comparable to coverage of physical care. But why? Let's discuss the mental and physical health coverage inequality.
It's estimated that addiction is 50-percent genetic. So if addiction runs in your family, does that mean addiction is inevitable? Is there anything you can do to mitigate your risk?
There are many drugs and a number of ways to ingest them. However, when it comes to crystal meth, which is more dangerous: Snorting it or smoking it?
There's been a lot of discourse surrounding the subject of marijuana. Specifically, is marijuana actually addictive? Let's try to answer that question once and for all...
Most people suffering from addiction don't want to admit their addictions even to themselves. But there often comes a point when it's time to come clean. Here's how to tell your family about your addiction to alcohol or drugs.
Technology is an ever-present part of our lives, but we don't usually think about technology in the context of recovery. As it turns out, there are a number of promising technologies being employed for addiction recovery as well as numerous emerging technologies that are promising.
We're seeing a number of lawsuits targeting Big Pharma for the role pharmaceutical companies played in the opioid crisis. Let's look at some of these lawsuits and why they're important.
An intervention is one of the few tools available to the loved ones of individuals suffering from addiction. For this reason, we're breaking down everything a parent should know to stage a successful intervention.
With so many other addictive drugs and substances, we often overlook tobacco products, nicotine, and products like Juul. However, nicotine remains a highly addictive and dangerous substance.
Restless Leg Syndrome, or RLS, is a condition that's increasingly associated with chemical addiction and substance abuse. Here's everything you need to know about it...