Just because you’re in recovery, that doesn’t mean you can no longer have fun. And it certainly doesn’t mean you can’t host an uproariously fun…
In a day and age where we have the ability to track statistics and facts, it is particularly important to be able to gather facts…
One of the primary ways in which our culture contributes to the problem of addiction is in the media’s portrayal of alcohol and drugs. This…
While many states in the nation deal with the growing heroin epidemic, Ohio has taken a significant hit. From the start of 2014 through October,…
N-Bomb, a new designer drug, is a good example of how dangerous designer drugs spread through “mouth marketing.” N-Bomb has its roots in a German…
Flakka is a new designer drug that is making the news. First popping up in Florida, Texas and Ohio, there have been more than 136…
Blanketing mass and social media this week is the report that Mad Men actor Jon Hamm recently finished rehab for alcohol addiction. Hamm has asked…
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Josh Hamilton’s alcohol and cocaine addictions got the best of him last month when he suffered his third relapse as a major leaguer. His other…
Drinking is an easy way to create a social scene. Many times quitting drinking means giving up an entire social scene. The problem is convincing…
In what feels like a pervading atmosphere of fragmented healthcare, one of the exciting changes happening is the pulling together of behavioral health into primary…