December 2015

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Nashville Universities, Police and Bars Crack Down on Underage, Binge Drinking

December 30, 2015 / Articles>Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

College students out-drink other young people, often with disastrous consequences, and schools and officials are fighting back. The goal is to change the culture of college drinking, to prevent underage drinking and limit dangerous binge drinking. The issue of binge-drinking students is not new, but the recent newsworthy stories of sexual assaults and other kinds […]

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Can Your Eye Color Shed Light on Your Drinking?

December 23, 2015 / Articles>Addiction Research

They say the eyes are a window to the soul, but they might also provide information on your drinking habits. Individuals with light-colored eyes may be at greater risk for developing alcohol dependence than their brown-eyed compatriots, genetic researchers from the University of Vermont reported in the July issue of the American Journal of Medical Genetics:

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PTSD Weighs More Heavily on Mental Health Than Co-Occurring Problems

December 23, 2015 / Mental Health

Recent findings from a team of Brazilian researchers indicate that severe PTSD has a primary damaging impact on health-related quality of life, even in those individuals also affected by other significant mental health issues.

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Is Infidelity an Epidemic?

December 16, 2015 / Articles>Sex Addiction

We would all like to think that we have a safe and happy marriage and that our spouse would never cheat. The scary fact is that statistics show infidelity is more likely than ever. Does this mean it has reached epidemic proportions? And if it has, what are the causes and consequences? There are no

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The First 5 Things to Do After Rehab

December 9, 2015 / Articles>Early Recovery

Getting into treatment for addiction isn’t easy, but getting out can be even tougher. There are 86,400 seconds in a day, and each one presents challenges when your body and brain are aching for a fix.

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Survive the Holidays With Mindfulness

December 8, 2015 / Helpful Articles, Mental Health

Holidays can be stressful. Mindfulness can help. Here’s the proof. In a review of 39 studies drawing upon mindfulness as clinical interventions, researchers concluded that mindfulness techniques can help people struggling with such issues as anxiety and depression — often two unwelcome guests during the holiday season.

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10 Personality Types to Avoid in Early Addiction Recovery

December 2, 2015 / Articles>Early Recovery

Relationships are the lifeblood of recovery. Good ones can nourish your self-esteem and bolster your resolve in the darkest moments. But toxic relationships — the ones that bring you down even when you’re feeling your best —don’t just rub you the wrong way. They can put you at high risk of relapse.

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Don’t Feel Like Journaling But Still Want to Heal?

December 2, 2015 / Recovery

Journaling seems to be one of those buzz words that ranks high on the list of beneficial things to do in recovery. Maybe you really don’t feel like journaling, but you still want to heal. If that’s the case, is this therapeutic action completely off the table for you? Are there new and different ways

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