Drug Use and Child Neglect

Nov 4, 2021

Drug Use and Child Neglect For the children of substance abusers, the impact of addiction on their lives can be devastating on a number of fronts. With some estimates asserting that six million children in the United States live with a parent who abuses alcohol or...

Epigenetics and Withdrawal

Jul 14, 2021

Epigenetics and Withdrawal Drug and alcohol addiction is a serious problem that affects families, communities, and society as a whole. Certain genetic, social, and environmental factors make some individuals more likely to develop addictions than others. Specifically,...

Is Drug Addition Hereditary? Understanding Your Risk Factors

Mar 3, 2021

Is Drug Addition Hereditary? Understanding Your Risk Factors Blue eyes, curly hair, and how you perceive the taste of cilantro: These are all physical traits that can be linked to genetics. Can addiction be linked specifically to a person’s genome in the same way? The...

Adult Children of Alcoholics: The Lasting Impact of Their Parents’ Disease

Jul 10, 2020

Adult Children of Alcoholics: The Lasting Impact of Their Parents’ Disease Over 7% of the American population struggles with an alcohol use disorder. Six people die of alcohol poisoning per day. Have you ever wondered how many of these people have children? Or are you...

What Does It Mean to Have an Addictive Personality?

Jun 10, 2020

What Does It Mean to Have an Addictive Personality? Have you ever heard of the term “addictive personality”? The term is fairly ubiquitous, and frequently tossed around casually, but what does it really mean and is it an actual thing? Like many things in...