A Beginner’s Guide to Recovering from Addiction
10 percent of US adults have drug use disorder at some point in their lives. Drug addiction can manifest itself in many forms, from prescription drugs to alcohol. Drug addiction and abuse have cost the U.S $700 More...
A Quick Run-Down of Drug Rehab
Are you addicted to drugs? Drug Detox Austin encompasses different recovery options open to people expecting to recover from drug use. For instance, you might have heard of people who went to recovery from drugs, More...
The 5 Stages of Addiction: A psychological and behavioral roadmap
In the world we live in, it would be very inaccurate for us to say that we know the exact number of people battling drug addiction. In fact, many times, we assume the statuses of drug users wrongly by calling them More...
Vague Science; How Drugs Like Oxycontin and Valium Can Lead to Addiction
Oxycontin and valium are prescription drugs that doctors prescribe for legitimate healthcare concerns. The pain reliever oxycontin provides relief for up to 12 hours. However, it contains a strong narcotic property More...
How Non 12 Step Drug Rehab is Different
Although the 12 step approach to substance abuse recovery is probably the best known, it is not for everyone. One of the main differences between the traditional model of recovery support and other modern day non More...
Are Non-12-Step Recovery Approaches Effective?
Although the 12 step approach to addiction recovery is possibly the best known, it is by no means the only source of support for people overcoming substance abuse. Non 12 step drug rehab encompasses different methodologies More...
‘Whale Wars’ finds new life on Amazon Prime as tons of reality TV shows available for binge watching
Amazon Prime Video added a ton of reality TV to its catalog, including multiple seasons of Hell’s Kitchen, River Monsters, Whale Wars, Miami Ink, Survivorman, Hoarding: Buried Alive and many other shows More...
7 powerful tips for drug addiction treatment
Developing any drug addiction is a clear sign of weak point and it takes a huge amount of willpower for overcoming this issue. Abusing certain or illegal prescription medicines can create some changes in your brain, More...
Alarming behavioral addiction facts that you should know
The most important thing that you should know about behavioral addiction is that it is a dangerous slope. People can start on a road to behavioral addiction and very quickly find themselves sliding uncontrollably More...
Why Drug Addiction Treatment Is More Important Than Ever
The seriousness of addiction and the effectiveness of treatment There are over 42 million people who suffer from drug addiction and sadly, most of those people are parents or expectant mothers. What addicts do not More...
The Real Reasons Addiction Treatment Centers are Vital for Recovery
Addiction treatment centers are vital for recovery. When dealing with an addiction, it may seem like there is nowhere to turn for constructive help that actually works. It may also seem like controlling addiction More...
How to Help a Loved One Overcome a Drug Addiction
Helping a loved one to overcome a drug addiction can be a very tough and emotional time. Drug addictions can happen to anybody, just as anybody can recover from substance abuse and addiction problems with the right More...
Treating the Person as a Whole
Any time a person seeks treatment for drug and alcohol addiction, it is important to remember that there is more to the situation than the physical effects. The person’s mental state will also play a role More...
‘American Idol’ star Jason Castro speaks out against pornography in ‘I Am Second’ video, crediting Jesus Christ for breaking addiction
While fans watched American Idol launch the music career of Jason Castro, his pornography addiction nearly cost him his marriage. In a new “I Am Second” video, Castro details the struggle, backsliding More...
When a parent’s addiction becomes a child’s depression
A parent struggling with addiction may assume that their addiction does not affect anyone else. In reality, their addiction can affect their children, causing them to develop depression and other mental health disorders More...
Eyes on Drug Rehabilitation: An Interview with Per Wickstrom
1) We often hear people refer to addicts as ‘recovering addicts’ even though they have been clean of substance abuse for many years. Why is this? Why aren’t they considered to be ‘recovered?’ Since the More...
Chris Matthews on Ted Cruz: he’s ‘menacing’ and ‘It scares me’
MSNBC host Chris Matthews unloaded on Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz during a segment Wednesday on “Morning Joe,” arguing that, if the Texas senator were to be elected to the presidency, “a More...
Substance Abuse and Addiction: Global Issues
It’s no secret that the United States is in the midst of a drug epidemic. From the rising popularity of prescription medications to an increased use of drugs like heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, rates More...
Hunter Burke interview: ‘Addicted’ ‘The Best of Me’ ‘Longest Ride’ and role in ‘Insurgent’
Actor Hunter Burke has a ton of upcoming projects heading our way and he took out time to talk with The Global Dispatch/Dispatch Radio, beginning with his film Addicted which opens Oct. 10. Addicted stars Sharon More...
Ashley Harper, Pittsburgh woman, arrested after smuggling heroin into a court room, hid from police on the roof
A Pittsburgh woman was arrest Friday after police found her hiding on a roof. Ashley Harper was found with 30 bags of stamped heroin entering family court for a drug screen, police say. Ashley Nicole Harper Court More...