Browsing: Addiction

It’s believed that 8-16% of children and teens in the US take a psychiatric medication. How do you feel about that — especially if you’re the…

Quick Read Weight gain can be a normal part of addiction recovery as appetite, hydration, and regular eating return. Some changes reflect the body rebuilding after…

What changes after a year of not drinking? If you’re like me or Sheela, you might have spent years telling yourself you’ll never know because that…

Gateway Foundation Is Becoming Alpharus Health For nearly 60 years, Gateway Foundation has helped people build healthier lives through compassionate, high-quality substance use and mental health…

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has become ubiquitous with the subject of addiction and recovery — not only because it was the first ever support group of its…

Eighty-six billion neurons, 100 trillion synapses, 528,000 miles of neuronal axons and dendrites — lots going on upstairs. But like any piece of cutting edge equipment,…

Sports betting has changed quickly. What once required a casino, sportsbook, or private betting arrangement is now available from a phone, often within seconds. For many…

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), roughly 14 to 15 percent of healthcare workers — including doctors, surgeons, and nurses —…

For many people struggling with gambling, the rise of online betting has made recovery harder. The ads are constant and access is immediate. If that wasn’t hard enough, a new type of platform is expanding…

There’s a distinction between problematic drinking and true alcohol addiction. but determining when someone has crossed that line can be tricky — especially if they handle…