Drug-Induced Liver Disease: What Is It and What Are the Signs?

Apr 24, 2020

Drug-Induced Liver Disease: What Is It and What Are the Signs? The liver is one of the organs most involved with processing drugs and alcohol. Due to this, it is also one of the most susceptible to damage and disease caused by drug or alcohol abuse. Understanding what...

Co-Dependence and Enabling Drug Addiction

Apr 3, 2020

Co-Dependence and Enabling Drug Addiction Drug addiction is not just a disease that impacts the addict’s life, health and daily routine. It’s also a disease that affects the people who love the addict, such as family members and close friends. The cost of...

Substance Abuse Disorder vs. Addiction

Mar 5, 2020

Substance Abuse Disorder vs. Addiction An individual who is using substances or drawn by a desire to use substances is affected by a range of symptoms. The various names of these struggles are nearly as numerous as the symptoms. Find out more about the causes,...

The Disease Model of Alcoholism

Jan 22, 2020

The Disease Model of Alcoholism Is alcoholism a disease? It may very well come down to who you ask. Many people are more eager to view alcoholism as a character flaw instead of a disease. This line of thinking created a stigma around alcohol dependence for decades. It...

What Environments Nurture Addiction?

Oct 14, 2019

What Environments Nurture Addiction? There’s a saying in the recovery community that recovering drug addicts and alcoholics need to change major things in their lives including “people, places and things.” Based on my experience, there’s a great deal of truth in that...