Category: Addiction

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Category: Addiction

Negative Outlook on Past Can Increase Risk for Substance Abuse

Addiction

If you have a negative perspective of the past, you may be at a higher risk for substance abuse disorder. Individuals with a more positive outlook on their past are…

The Challenges of the First Year Sober

Addiction

If you have relied on alcohol or drugs for any length of time to escape from reality or to relieve bad feelings, learning to live sober can be very challenging.…

Common Stress Among Armed Service Members

Addiction

A new flexible patch developed by the University of Massachusetts could track stress and fatigue among members of the U.S. Armed Forces. The technology is similar to what many professional and…

Health Risks of a Rapid Detox

Addiction

Are there any shortcuts to sobriety? While you can go through a medicated rapid detox and come out the other end in sobriety, can you really be in recovery with…

Compulsive Work Addiction

Addiction

With 5.9 million people out of work, anyone who is still employed is understandably worried about the future. Will they still have a job tomorrow, next week, or next month?…

Common Fears about Getting Sober

Addiction

Whether you are an alcoholic or alcohol-dependent and thinking about getting clean and sober, you are bound to worry about what that kind of life would be like without alcohol. There…

Help With Anger Key to Preventing PTSD After a Natural Disaster

Addiction

PTSD is a serious mental health condition more commonly associated with sources of emotional and physical trauma such as combat and sexual assault. However, it is also a reaction that…

The Dangers of Alcohol Withdrawal

Addiction

When you have reached a point where your life revolves around drinking, you probably know you have a problem. You aren’t even sure if you are drinking because you want…

You Have a Family History of Addiction, Now What?

Addiction

Addiction is a complicated disease. It has genetic components, but having a gene or a set of genes for addiction does not mean you will become addicted to a substance. It isn’t…

Injection Drug Users Who Also Abuse Stimulants at High Suicide Risk

Addiction

A team of Canadian researchers says that people who inject drugs have an exceptionally high risk of suicide when using stimulants such as cocaine and amphetamines. Injection drug users have relatively strong…

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Category: Addiction

Category: Addiction

Negative Outlook on Past Can Increase Risk for Substance Abuse

The Challenges of the First Year Sober

Common Stress Among Armed Service Members

Health Risks of a Rapid Detox

Compulsive Work Addiction

Common Fears about Getting Sober

Help With Anger Key to Preventing PTSD After a Natural Disaster

The Dangers of Alcohol Withdrawal

You Have a Family History of Addiction, Now What?

Injection Drug Users Who Also Abuse Stimulants at High Suicide Risk

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