Using Drugs and Alcohol During Pregnancy

Sep 6, 2022

Using Drugs and Alcohol During Pregnancy Research shows that at least five percent of pregnant women use drugs or alcohol at some point during their pregnancy. Using addictive substances can cause significant health problems for infants, primarily because illicit...

Domestic Violence and Alcohol

Sep 1, 2022

Domestic Violence and Alcohol What is the connection between domestic violence and alcohol? The answer may not be what you think. While it is true that a high percentage of reported intimate personal violence incidents involved an offender who had been drinking prior...

Bad Alcohol Drug Combinations

Jul 12, 2022

Bad Alcohol Drug Combinations For years, pharmaceutical companies have added warnings on medication labels about the dangers of mixing drugs with alcohol. The possible harmful effects of the combinations of drugs and drinking are many, but people often disregard the...

The Symptoms of Teen Alcoholism

May 17, 2022

The Symptoms of Teen Alcoholism Although alcohol abuse has decreased somewhat over the past few decades, teen alcoholism is still a very real and prevalent problem. Knowing the signs of alcohol abuse disorder in teenagers can help family members, caretakers and...

Understanding the Drug Detox Process

May 13, 2022

Understanding the Drug Detox Process Drug addiction is an extremely common problem, affecting many millions of people in the United States alone. In fact, according to a 2019 article, over 20 million people in this country deal with substance abuse disorder.Living...