Do you feel you’ve lost everything important to you — valued relationships, income, reputation, and health? If you’re at the point where you couldn’t feel any worse, you have probably hit your “rock bottom.” If your descent was fueled by an addiction...
An anxiety disorder is a medical condition that interferes with life — making it hard to deal with job or school responsibilities, daily tasks, focus, or maintain personal relationships. It is paralyzing for some, making it difficult to even get out of bed. As much of...
Codependency and addiction are two complex issues that frequently intertwine, leading to a mutually reinforcing and destructive cycle. Codependency is an unhealthy pattern of relating to others, marked by excessive reliance on external validation and a need to control...
Methadone is a medication used for the management of moderate to severe pain and the treatment of opioid addiction. When used as prescribed, methadone is safe and effective. However, methadone comes with the risk of both short- and long-term side effects. Abusing...
LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide, is a psychedelic drug that alters the state of the mind in a number of ways. It has colorful street names — acid, blotter, California Sunshine, dots, Electric Kool-Aid, among others. What Is LSD? LSD is colorless, odorless, and...
Addiction is a chronic disease, and recovery is a long-term — sometimes lifelong — process. Relapse prevention is the reason most people seek addiction treatment. They have tried to quit on their own and have been unable to kick the habit and stay clean. They are...