How The 12-Steps WORK in Rehab? Alcohol Rehab and 12-Step Treatment| How They Can Work Together? In traditional alcohol rehab programs, patients have the opportunity to begin 12-step treatment as part of their treatment plan. Meeting regularly with peers in the program and learning how to work the 12 steps and remain sober with the [...]
Drugs Behind Bars Increases Drug Addiction Sad | and unfortunately, TRUE! Tough laws on drug possession and small time dealers has meant a skyrocketing number of Americans in prison for drug-related offenses. It has also meant an ironic situation, in which those incarcerated for crimes caused by addiction to drugs are still able to [...]
Tougher Liquor Laws on the Horizon? Alcohol and Crime Linked | Lawmakers take notice... Often a rise in addiction rates for a specific drug like crack or heroin is connected to an increase in crime. The result? A crackdown on that particular drug, usually in the form of stricter distribution and possession regulations. With increased [...]
Adored Historical Figures Who Needed Help Addiction & Abuse | have no boundaries... When considering some of the greatest historical figures and their contributions to the world, we rarely let our minds wander to their personal lives and trials. Like every other human being, these talented people had strengths and weaknesses in their character, [...]
Are Doctors Educating Patients About Excessive Alcohol Consumption? Is this becoming | a private health issue? A recent study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has found that general practitioners in the United States are failing on a wide scale to screen for problem drinking in young adults. Young people age [...]
Are Drugs and Alcohol at Your Teen’s High School? Let's take | a closer look. It seems like school would be the one place that parents could send their teens and not worry about what they are doing during the day. Most parents believe that the times of greatest concern in terms of child [...]
