Meditation and Mindfulness for Addiction Recovery

Oct 26, 2020

Meditation and Mindfulness for Addiction Recovery Addiction to substances or behaviors depends on a complicated interplay of brain chemistry, genetics, environment, and the availability of substances or behaviors to an individual. It would be irresponsible, therefore,...

Seeking Help for Over-the-Counter Drug Addictions

Oct 5, 2020

Seeking Help for Over-the-Counter Drug Addictions According to a study from the University of Michigan, up to 40% of high school students had taken a drink of alcohol within the previous month. 25% of the students had smoked a cigarette. 5% of them had abused an...

Is Ayahuasca Safe?

Sep 24, 2020

Is Ayahuasca Safe? Ayahuasca’s popularity, including with young people, has been on the rise in the U.S. but is it safe? Research is relatively nascent, and many studies involve small samples or are conducted on animals. Thus far, however, anecdotal and scientific...

Signs of Addictive Tendencies

Sep 22, 2020

Signs of Addictive Tendencies For many who consume alcohol or drugs, there comes a time when they question whether or not they have become addicted. Most of society tends to consume alcohol to some degree. Fewer probably use illicit drugs. Most who consume alcohol are...

Is It Possible to Recover Without Treatment?

Sep 16, 2020

Is It Possible to Recover Without Treatment? There is an old saying, “Anything is possible.” Many believe this is true and perhaps it is. When it comes to addiction and whether someone can recover without treatment, a better question would be, “Is it probable”? From...