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...

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,...

If Your Parents Are Addicts, Are You More Prone to Addiction?

Aug 20, 2019

If Your Parents Are Addicts, Are You More Prone to Addiction? Drug and alcohol addiction have definite genetic and hereditary components. Are you prone to addiction if one or more of your parents suffers from the disease or are in recovery? The answer is yes.Science...

Is Addiction Genetic?

Apr 16, 2019

Is Addiction Genetic? In my 40 plus years of working with suffering addicts and alcoholics, I have definitely seen a genetic component to the disease of addiction. Over the years, a great deal of medical research has been done around the genetics of addiction. We now...

My Alcoholic Grandmother

May 1, 2018

My Alcoholic Grandmother I have always loved poetry and words. When I was eleven years old and experienced depression for the first time in my life, I turned to poetry. I found people online sharing their words, their wounds, and their vulnerabilities through art. It...