How To Identify a High-Functioning Addict
12 Step Program

How to Identify a High-Functioning Addict

Not every addict is easily recognized, even by those they know. Many maintain their life with good jobs and positive relationships, resulting in a high-functioning addict that you’d never suspect of having a substance abuse problem. However, while these addictions might not be interfering with their external life, these people

Handling Your Inevitable Drug Cravings
Addiction

Handling Your Inevitable Drug Cravings

Contrary to popular belief, it is not uncommon to fall into relapse and feel old drug cravings rekindle after completing a rehab process. In fact, relapse for substance abuse disorders occurs to up to 60% of recovering victims. Relapse and cravings may not be something to celebrate but are not

Dealing With Insomnia in Recovery
Addiction

Dealing With Insomnia in Recovery

The recovery process can be a challenging and tedious process—one that requires great strength and willpower to achieve. Though Many people quit midway through the recovery process, especially during the detoxification process due to its intense symptoms. In detox, addicts experience drug withdrawal symptoms such as increased anxiety, heightened blood

Is Addiction A Choice
Addiction

Is Addiction A Choice?

Whether someone suffers from an addiction to alcohol, drugs, or sex, addiction isn’t something you wish upon another person. Human nature is flawed and some of us have a higher vulnerability to becoming an addict. Unfortunately, the stigma addicts face is that addiction is a choice. The poor understanding of

How To Recognize Heroin Abuse In Someone You Know
Addiction

How To Recognize Heroin Abuse

Opioid fatalities have been on the rise for years now, and heroin is among the most lethal opiates to abuse. If you’re worried that someone close to you could be abusing heroin, you should be. Their addiction could kill them at any time and will have life-long implications even after

Is Your Partner An Alcoholic
Addiction

Is Your Partner An Alcoholic?

Do you think that your spouse has a problem with alcohol? Chances are if you are questioning their relationship with drinking there could be an underlying problem that you both are sweeping under the rug. It is not an easy conversation or realization when you have to address a potential

Substance-Induced Anxiety Disorder and Dual Diagnosis
Addiction

Substance-Induced Anxiety Disorder and Dual Diagnosis

Feelings of hopelessness, discomfort, and restlessness go hand in hand with addiction—after all, nearly half of all addicts are dual diagnosis victims, meaning that they have co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues. Substance abusers might already know the feeling of substance-induced anxiety disorder, which is just one of a

Common Types of Alcoholics
Addiction

Common Types of Alcoholics

Over 90 percent of people who would benefit from treatment for alcoholism don’t feel they need it, causing many to never seek support despite the toll their addiction might have on their lives. This disconnect between addicts and treatment stems in part from the misconception that alcoholics are crippled, unemployed

Can One Addiction Be Replaced With Another?
Addiction

Can One Addiction Be Replaced With Another?

Cultural influence has transformed many myths and false assumptions into the common perception of how others experience addiction. Because of this, understanding addiction from an outsider’s point of view can be difficult or even inaccurate. For example, many believe that addiction is simply a one-time experience with alcohol, drug, or

The Correlation of Alcoholism and Heart Disease
Addiction

The Correlation of Alcoholism and Heart Disease

Alcohol is a substance commonly associated with adverse nuances—it can be highly addictive, indirectly influence abuse, and create a myriad of health problems. In fact, alcohol often symbolizes many negative ideas such as the seven deadly sins in other ideologies. In media and entertainment, people who drink or abuse alcohol

Talk to someone about your options