Opioid medications like OxyContin and Vicodin are commonly used to treat pain, but they’re highly addictive and carry a risk of dependence and overdose. Drugs [...]

Addiction is a complex disease that affects nearly 23 million Americans.1 Older adults struggling with a substance use disorder face a number of unique challenges. [...]

By the time we reach mid-life, we’re generally more self-aware than we were in our younger years, and this bodes well for recovery. Self-reflection [...]

A holistic approach to addiction treatment should include both traditional and complementary therapies. Horticultural therapy is one of many complementary therapies used in high-quality treatment [...]

Positive psychology is a relatively new field of study that embraces the idea that humans are drawn by the future more than we’re driven [...]

One of the challenges in recovery is explaining recovery to an employer. Whether you’re in recovery and looking for a job or you’re explaining recovery [...]

Not everyone with an addiction ends up at rock bottom—at least not right away. Some people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol are [...]

Life after treatment is exhilarating. You’ve learned a great deal about yourself. You’re sober, and you’re learning to navigate life without drugs and alcohol. [...]

A comprehensive and effective substance use disorder treatment program uses many different therapeutic approaches, both traditional and complementary. Qigong for addiction treatment is a complementary [...]

Addiction is a disease that changes the brain’s structures and functions, which in turn affects your thought and behavior patterns. But it changes more [...]

As the baby boomer generation ages, the rate of addiction among older adults is increasing. While young people between the ages of 18 and [...]

Early recovery is a challenging time, but it’s one filled with important and exciting revelations about yourself, your addiction and your life. Here are five [...]