5 Unexpected Ways Addiction Affects the Brain

You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t aware that drugs are bad for your body and can have devastating effects on your life. From childhood, we’re all inundated with anti-drug campaigns that show the negative impact that drugs and alcohol can have on a...

How to support someone who’s seeking recovery

Chances are pretty good that you know someone who has struggled, or is currently struggling, with addiction. Millions of people in the United States alone abuse substances– and the numbers are seemingly only increasing. Dealing with addiction is very difficult, and...

How does stress impact substance abuse?

For most of us, life can be pretty stressful. Trying to maintain healthy relationships and an active social life, plus a career (or multiple jobs), plus caring for a family– it can all add up very quickly, leaving us overwhelmed and exhausted. How does stress affect...

Addiction and Relationships

By nature, humans are social creatures. We need one another, and we need our communities. Unfortunately, the way we show up in, and react to, our personal relationships is often a direct reflection of the relationships we had during our formative years. Relationships...

How to prevent burnouts and take care of yourself

Life is stressful for pretty much everybody. With the cost of living rising while wages stay the same, things might seem even more stressful than usual these days. For people who struggle with substance abuse issues and addiction, the stress of everyday life might be...