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With alcohol consumption and spending increases in America, these cities are purchasing the most alcohol. USA TODAY (Photo: Peter Duke) On day three of Lowell Cauffiel’s final detox from [...]

Dayton, Ohio, had one of the highest overdose death rates in the nation in 2017. The city made many changes, and fatal overdoses are down more than 50 percent from last year. DAYTON, Ohio — Dr. [...]

For starters, know that a relapse doesn’t mean you’ve failed. When you remember that a drug addiction is a chronic disease just like diabetes, it puts a setback into perspective. Nobody would [...]

I have a beloved patient whose millennial daughter has proudly embraced her diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder stating that understanding this diagnosis has notably enhanced her [...]

I picked my son up from college at the end of his first semester as a seemingly successful student and exactly one week later was checking my drug addicted 18-year-old into rehab. Talk about [...]

Dear A Way Out, I want to express my gratitude for the help you have given me with my addiction.  I do not know the direction my life would be heading if it were not for the care and support from [...]

Co-dependents have a bad rap! As family members of those with addictive disorders, we are often considered harder to treat than the addicts themselves. We are frequently angry, rigid, blaming, [...]

Chronic procrastination and elaborate to-do lists can be signs of perfectionism.   When he was in eighth grade, Benjamin Cherkasky quit the swim team. He loved swimming. But he wasn’t winning [...]

Many years ago, I fondly recall sitting on a curb with a gentleman who was homeless. Reflecting upon that day, I distinctly remember many characteristics, mannerisms, and particular traits that [...]

When children are small, their faces light up at the sight of mom and dad. But fast forward a few years, and the same parents eventually get eye-rolls. Adolescence is a time to navigate [...]