Wednesday, August 18th, 2021
Think a Loved One Might be Addicted?
Do You Think a Loved One Might be Addicted? Follow the Money to Find Out The year 2020 had the dubious distinction of having the highest number of fatal...
Read MoreWith overdoses and prescription drug abuse at unprecedented levels, there are many thousands of people searching for answers to their substance use-related questions. Our site and blog are geared toward providing helpful information in the quest for long term recovery.
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Saturday, September 12th, 2020
In National Recovery Month, Pandemic Presents Extra Pressures
September has been declared National Recovery Month. Public attention is drawn toward the issue of those who are battling substance use disorders. Various forms of treatment, along with the...Read More -
Monday, July 20th, 2020
NFL Star Credits His Faith for Helping in His Recovery
Steelers’ QB Ben Roethlisberger Credits His Faith for Helping in His Recovery from Alcohol, Porn Addiction Ben Roethlisberger is about to return to the playing field after missing 14...Read More -
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020
Do Drinking Rates for Young People Fall Naturally as they Age?
In the years between the late teens and the early twenties, young people are known for experimenting with alcohol use. As they move into their mid-twenties and beyond, the...Read More -
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
Doctors to Use Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Opioid Addiction
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) and WVU Medicine have announced that they are launching a new clinical trial. The program, which is the first of its...Read More -
Thursday, October 24th, 2019
Researchers Find Link Between Compulsive Overeating and Addiction
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have found that the recurring cycle that occurs in yo-yo dieting (a pattern where a person overeats followed by a time where...Read More -
Thursday, October 3rd, 2019
Some Health Workers Have Limited Options for Treatment
We like to think that people who work in these types of helping professions are somehow immune from substance abuse, when they may be more at risk than the...Read More -
Thursday, September 26th, 2019
Do Most Patients Prescribed Opioids Use Them as Directed?
A new study, recently published in the American Journal of Public Health, has found that the vast majority of adult patients who were prescribed opioids used them for medicinal...Read More -
Wednesday, June 26th, 2019
NJ Paramedics Now Authorized to Start Addiction Treatment in the Field
New Jersey’s Health Commissioner has recently authorized paramedics to administer buprenorphine to patients shortly after reviving them from an opioid overdose while out on calls. The paramedics would offer...Read More -
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
Alcohol Deadlier than Opioids, More Women at Risk
With so much attention being given to the current opioid crisis, it has been easy to forget that alcohol is still responsible for many deaths. In fact, it kills...Read More
