Addiction is a disease that affected an estimated 22.7 million Americans in 2013. The prevalence of substance use disorders is highest among young people, [...]

Mindfulness is the state of being grounded in the present moment, aware of your immediate thoughts, feelings, sensations and emotional states. Mindfulness is key [...]

Some anxiety is normal. It’s a natural part of the body’s fight-or-flight response to stress, which prepares us to deal with danger. However, anxiety is [...]

“Dual diagnosis” refers to the presence of coexisting medical disorders. It is a term most often used when referring to people who have both [...]

Equine therapy at Silver Ridge is an important part of our addiction treatment program. Also called horse therapy, equine-assisted therapy and equine-assisted psychotherapy, we [...]

A healthy diet improves treatment results by helping you heal from the damage drug or alcohol use has had on your body. For example, [...]

Once you hit the age of 40 or so, it’s normal to have some concerns about the effects of age on your brain. Will [...]

Aging baby boomers in their 50s and 60s are using illegal drugs at alarming rates. Beating an addiction to drugs or alcohol isn’t simple when you’re [...]

If you’re suffering from alcoholism as a midlife adult, you are not alone. Compared to people in their twenties, people between the ages of 45 [...]

The addiction rate in midlife adults has been steadily rising, with up to 17 percent of people in this age group being affected by [...]

The nation’s opioid epidemic is affecting baby boomers in very significant ways. Opioids range from prescription painkillers like codeine to illicit drugs like heroin. Experts [...]

It can be difficult to convince your parent to seek addiction treatment, especially when they deny that their substance use is an issue. Older [...]