A Growing Threat: Substance Abuse Among Older Adults In the United States, Substance abuse among older adults has been identified as one of the fastest-growing health problems. As the baby boomers – those born
Methamphetamine Abuse in the USA The war on drugs has always been prevalent but the target of this war changes through the decades. In the 1980s crack cocaine surged on the market. Then in
How Art Therapy Can Heal Trauma and Contribute to Holistic Well-Being Artistic expression is a key part of humanity. Humans have been expressing themselves in creative ways since the beginning of time throughout every
Dual diagnosis affects millions of people in the U.S. every year. One study found that one in every four individuals with a serious mental illness also suffers from dual diagnosis. What is a dual
Ketamine's History of Addiction and its Therapeutic Effects on Depression Ketamine (street name Special K, Vitamin K, cat tranquilizers) is commonly used in veterinary medicine. It is a fast-acting anesthetic and painkiller used for
There is no definitive rulebook on how best to help someone with an addiction. No matter how obvious the addiction is, committing to get help for an addicted friend or relative you care about is
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The line between substance abuse and addiction runs a bit thin, but it is there - even though many people use these terms as if they are interchangeable. Although individuals may not be "addicted"
Movies and television might have you believe that it's easy to commit someone you love involuntarily to an inpatient drug addiction treatment program, but that's not quite true. Court-ordered rehab is an option, but it
At the end of last century, professionals in the substance abuse and addiction space made huge leaps in applying behavioral therapy to rehab and recovery models, and those successes have led to continued development of
