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It’s no secret that military veterans are a population with some of the highest rates of mental illness. This can take the form of PTSD, depression, and even substance use. In fact, their mental health struggles are often contributing factors in developing a substance...
Stress is something everyone struggles with, but people in recovery need to be particularly aware of how stress impacts them. For instance, it can be a major trigger for a drug or alcohol relapse. Having ways of dealing with stress in sobriety before it gets out of...
Many drug and alcohol treatment centers include faith-based recovery programming, but they are not necessarily faith-led facilities such as churches, temples, or other types of ministries. However, some ministries do offer addiction treatment through their...
March 30th is recognized as National Doctor Day. Our team at Addiction Treatment Magazine wants to take a moment today to recognize all of the doctors who help individuals and families through addiction and recovery. More types of doctors may play a role in this...
Too much of anything is a bad thing, and alcohol is a prime example of that. Among the many health consequences of heavy alcohol consumption is liver disease. About 10 percent of Americans drink heavily and 10-15% of those individuals will go on to develop...
Both men and women struggle with substance abuse, but there are disparities in how it affects the different sexes. When it comes to women and addiction, there are a number of realities that women have to manage and men do not. Take pregnancy for example. Pregnancy can...
March 8th is recognized as International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the accomplishments of women across the globe, raise awareness about women's equality, and drive change. Women are one of many groups that have faced oppression, descrimination, and unique social...
A couple of months into 2020, the world very quickly gained an understanding of just how real and just how serious the coronavirus pandemic is. As efforts were directed to preventing the spread of this potentially deadly condition, newly released data leaves us...
Black and African Americans have been facing an unreal amount of discrimination, oppression, and violence since the beginning of colonial America. Centuries of systemic racism have led to socio-economic, education, and health disparities. The way in which addiction...
Intravenous drug use - commonly referred to as “shooting up” - is arguably the most dangerous method of drug consumption. It requires making the substance in question into a liquid and injecting it directly into the bloodstream via a syringe. It can be easy to tell if...