Almost Addicted: Is My (or My Loved One’s) Drug Use a Problem? Harvard Medical School’s “Almost Effect” series is increasingly valuable in a world where mental health issues are starting to be seen on a grayscale rather than in black and white. The series, which includes Almost a ...
Recovery from Codependency Codependency is often thought of as a relationship problem and considered by many to be a disease. In the past, it was applied to ...
Recovery Using the 12 Steps Most therapists do not realize that the 12 Steps are not merely an antidote for addiction, but are guidelines for nothing ...
When You Can’t Afford Psychotherapy You know you’re in trouble. Maybe you’ve been depressed for what seems like ages. You can’t get motivated to do things. You ...
Symptoms of Teen Substance Abuse Addiction is defined as the continued use of a mood-altering substance or behavior despite adverse consequences, or a neurological impairment leading to ...
Living the Twelve Traditions in Today’s World: Principles Before Personalities One of the critical components of the highly successful Alcoholics Anonymous is its stated anonymity. Thus, it makes sense when authors Mel B. and Michael Fitzpatrick denounce the relatively recent trend of celebrities making their ...
[A]Musings of a Spiritual Atheist [A]Musings of a Spiritual Atheist by Andrew J. Ackerman is a book about the author's journey from addiction to recovery. Ackerman, the self-described hard-line "spiritual atheist," uses the book to offer his experience with 12-step ...
White Elephants As I cried, I wanted to believe it was the alcohol that induced Mom’s words. I had to believe it was the alcohol. I don’t want them. The words rang in my ears. That’s the ...
Is Adult ADHD Linked to Addiction? The prevalence of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) greatly exceeds the prevalence of this diagnosis among the adult ...
How To Change Your Drinking: A Harm Reduction Guide To Alcohol Substance misuse is one of the most common and widely discussed topics within the mental health community, as both clients and professionals debate the most effective ways to deal with addictions and their causes.
In the ...
Seeking Drug and Alcohol Treatment for Employees [caption id="attachment_9713" align="alignright" width="211" caption="Credit: PHILIP LEE HARVEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY"][/caption]If you currently know of or have known of an employee who ...
Cry Depression, Celebrate Recovery: My Journey through Mental Illness Barbara Altman, a St. Louis, Mo., native, earned her Bachelor of Music degree at Fontbonne University and taught music therapy at St. Louis Institute of Music. She now teaches piano and guitar in her home ...
Identifying Signs of Addiction While drug and alcohol use and abuse manifest themselves in different ways, they share a number of common signs and symptoms.
Often, addicts ...
