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Addiction is a chronic disease, like heart disease or asthma. As such, it’s not really accurate to think about a “cure” for addiction any more than it would be appropriate to talk about a cure [...]

I want to thanks the generous people who have donated their time and resources to create a way to help others.  My daughter was fortunate enough to receive this help to address her life [...]

Relapse, broadly speaking, is when a drug or alcohol addiction reappears after a period of remission or recovery. For people who have struggled with substance use disorders, they’re surprisingly [...]

New research published in Depression and Anxiety indicates that, unlike other anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder may have a direct effect on alcoholism. For the study, researchers [...]

Lots of people have an image of what “an addict” looks like — usually a young man, usually underweight, often homeless or struggling to stay off the streets. But when these stereotypes interfere [...]

Tobacco smoking adults that use electronic cigarettes have a significantly higher chance of myocardial infarction (a heart attack), as well as coronary heart disease and depression, according to [...]

A nasal spray version of the drug ketamine has shown promise as an antidepressant, even if its properties still aren’t well understood. Of the 16 million American adults who live with depression, [...]

Although evidence indicates the need for comprehensive and integrated therapy to address comorbidity, research shows that only about 18 percent of SUD treatment programs and 9 percent of mental [...]

More than 1.2 million people in the United States are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).114 HIV is transmitted [...]

People with substance use disorders also often experience comorbid chronic physical health conditions, including chronic pain,99 cancer, and heart disease.100 The use of various [...]