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Parents Can Reduce Underage Drinking With the Right Approach

May 24, 2013 / Articles>Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

The consumption of alcohol has become something of a rite of passage for young men and women looking to make the transition into adulthood. Under the mistaken impression that drinking equates with maturity, adolescents frequently begin experimenting with alcohol in peer group settings, where violating taboos is often encouraged and supported. Teenage alcohol consumption has […]

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So You Know a Rage-aholic? Dealing with Intermittent Explosive Disorder

May 22, 2013 / Articles>Mental Health

Contrary to popular belief, “rage-aholic” is an actual disorder that affects up to 16 million Americans, although the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -IV refers to it as the descriptive term “intermittent explosive disorder.” People diagnosed with intermittent explosive disorder, or IED, experience sudden attacks of rage, often for no reason. In some

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Depression Is Not a Normal Part of Growing Older

May 22, 2013 / Mental Health

Aging is the general term used to describe the physical and mental changes that occur when human beings reach and pass the middle stages of life. Some of the changes associated with this process are unavoidable; however, many of these changes stem from the effects of avoidable mental or physical health problems, not from aging

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Breaking the Pattern of Love Addiction

May 20, 2013 / Articles>Addiction Treatment

The most commonly occurring love addicts are people who become habitually obsessed with the impossible idea of a perfect lover or companion, and remain desperately attached after a relationship begins. These love addicts may be referred to as “typical love addicts,” “obsessed love addicts,” or “codependent love addicts” and are driven by an unconscious motivation

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When Your Teen Lies About Drug Use

May 18, 2013 / Articles>Drug Addiction

As a parent, there is such a thing as overkill: hovering like a helicopter parent, restricting independence because you worry, never trusting your child. Being a good parent means finding a balance between trusting your child to make the right choices and keeping him safe from danger. Few things are scarier than the idea of

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Nature or Nurture? Why Do People Do Drugs?

May 16, 2013 / Articles>Addiction Research

There are dozens of reasons people choose to use drugs, and even more reasons that drug use – or any substance use – may lead to substance abuse and eventually dependency. Some people are biologically predisposed to substance abuse and dependency, both of which are diagnosable and treatable disorders according to the DSM-IV. Despite a

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What If I am Addicted to Two or More Drugs? What Will Rehab Do for Me?

May 14, 2013 / Articles>Addiction Treatment

Being addicted to more than one drug presents unique challenges for rehab centers. Generally speaking, it’s more difficult because there are two different foreign chemicals being introduced into the individual’s body, so both have to be considered separately from a medical perspective. Although the psychological requirements for individuals addicted to multiple drugs are roughly the

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Recovery Myth-Buster: “Two-Stepping” Will Keep You Sober

May 12, 2013 / Articles>Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

The 12-step program has a set number of steps—you guessed it, 12. Yet it is not uncommon to find meeting groups in which many of the members have never worked the steps. They attend meetings, they talk about their inability to control their drinking, and perhaps they even try to be of service to the

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The Difference Between Food Aversion and Anorexia

May 9, 2013 / Articles>Eating Disorders

Having a food aversion and having anorexia nervosa are two very different problems. Both can be painful. Both can make you dangerously thin. Yet, food aversion is often temporary and usually not life-threatening to the person, while anorexia can last for years and can cause death. It is possible for the two illnesses to overlap,

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People With Mental Illness More Likely to Smoke

May 6, 2013 / Articles>Addiction Research

Anyone who has not lived as a hermit in a cave for the last few decades knows that smoking is bad for your health. In spite of this knowledge, many people still choose to engage in the habit of inhaling nicotine through cigarette smoke. Often, those who start want to stop, but the addiction to

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