A hot button topic in the recovery community is safe injection sites. They are called by different names: safe injection sites, supervised injection sites, supervised consumption facilities, or drug consumption rooms. These government-sanctioned facilities allow drug...
Addiction is often mostly associated with the physical aspect. However, anyone who has tried to stop addiction will tell you that the biggest battle is in the mind. In fact, once a person has stopped long enough for addictive substances to be removed from their body,...
In the past, co-occurring disorders were either called dual diagnoses or dual disorder. Regardless of the term used, all three refer to the same thing; a person who is affected by both a substance abuse disorder and a mental illness at the same time. According to...
How Can I Support It? April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a good time to reflect on our drinking patterns and the role that alcohol plays in our lives. Most adults in the United States who drink alcohol drink moderately and without complications. At the same time,...