Some people may claim to be addicted to chocolate, or addicted to shopping. Using the term “addiction” loosely can make it hard to understand whether [...]

Many people turn to alcohol use as a way to unwind at the end of the day, deal with hardship or to let loose and [...]

Your brain is a whole lot more complex than you might think. In fact, if you were looking for the part of your body most [...]

In a perfect world, when you make the decision to seek help for substance addiction, you would enter rehab, learn and make the necessary changes [...]

When people picture what someone struggling with substance addiction looks like, they may picture someone younger, whom they imagine got involved with drugs or alcohol [...]

Whether you’re a first-time mom or a father of three, there’s no denying that parenthood is hard. While parents have often indulged in a glass [...]

When adults suffer from substance abuse, over time, they can begin to develop ways to hide their addiction and go about their daily lives as [...]

Very rarely is there just a single factor that causes addiction. In reality, there are often multiple factors that work to create an addiction to [...]

Every April, Alcohol Awareness Month puts the spotlight on this important health care issue in America. Since its creation in 1987 by the National Council [...]

Drinking alcohol may be socially acceptable, but for many people, it can become a problem. Alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction affect thousands of people and [...]

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 [...]