On the night of Dec. 12, 1994, in Madison, Wisconsin, Theresa J. McGovern froze to death in a snow bank. She was 45 years old and the mother of two young girls. That night she walked out of a [...]
When Milly’s father called, he discovered Milly’s dark secret. He tried to be a compassionate and attentive father as she broke down in tears and explained what was going on. Devastated over her [...]
I’d been sober seven months by then. As a recovering alcoholic, I knew how important it was that I made amends to the people I had harmed when I was drinking. God knows, there was a long list of [...]
Only in recent years has the behavioral health field fully realized the profound healing benefits of simple gardening for those with eating disorders. Timberline Knolls has therapeutic vegetable [...]
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 [...]
