drugs and alcohol

Why Do People Use the Phrase “Drugs and Alcohol”?

Question by Phrimburger: why do people use the phrase “drugs and alcohol”?
Alcohol is a very powerful drug (that kills ~80,000 people each year in the US alone, way more than all illicit drugs combined) and anyone that considers alcohol… Continue reading

Anne Kingston on the Cultural Script and the Real Work in Recovery

Anne Kingston on the cultural script and the real work in recovery
Not that rehab is always required in order to recover from addictions, as Anne Fletcher points out in her acclaimed book Inside Rehab: The Surprising Truth About Addiction,… Continue reading

From Drugs to Independence: The Men of the L.A. Mission

From Drugs To Independence: The Men Of The L.A. Mission
He is four months into the intensive 13-month rehabilitation program that the mission runs to help people overcome their struggles with homelessness, drugs and alcohol abuse. “Amazingly there's always enough… Continue reading

Lindsay Lohan Returns to Rehab… but It's Just for the Eastbound and Down

Lindsay Lohan returns to rehab… but it's just for the Eastbound and Down
The Liz & Dick starlet finished her sixth stint of court-mandated 90-day treatment at Cliffside Malibu Rehab Center on July 30. Promises – also known… Continue reading

Rob Ford: What He Could Expect in Rehab

Rob Ford: What he could expect in rehab
On Friday, there were murmurings that Ford himself was considering treatment for drug and alcohol problems that have made him one of the most infamous men on Earth. But when he left… Continue reading

Drug Rehab Center Grove City Offers New Addiction Treatment Options

Drug Rehab Center Grove City Offers New Addiction Treatment Options
Drug Rehab Center Grove City has restructured their treatment programs to provide several different options to patients. Jacob S., an addiction specialist clarifies why this is important, saying, “Multiple programs… Continue reading

Welcome to the New Ice Age

Welcome to the new ice age
Professor Michael Farrell, director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, said methamphetamine was "trending". "We are sitting in the middle of an environment where there is a hell of a lot of… Continue reading

Trailblazing New Recovery Methods at Drug Rehab Macon Are Showing

Trailblazing New Recovery Methods at Drug Rehab Macon Are Showing
The addiction experts at Drug Rehab Griffin are here to help however as they've instituted a brand new approach to addiction treatment that helps opiates addicts get control over… Continue reading

What Are Some Great Films That Have Showed the Media Portrayal of Adolescents With Their Families?

Question by Lenetta: What are some great films that have showed the media portrayal of adolescents with their families?
I am taking a Psychology course on Adolescent Development and I just wanted some opinions on films that successfully portray adolescents… Continue reading

Prescription Drugs Can Be Gripping

Prescription drugs can be gripping
(Treatment leads to) less crime days, hospital stays, HIV, hepatitis, billions of dollars per year are spent trying to eliminate harm. Look at who is in jail. How many are because of drugs and alcohol?… Continue reading