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Trauma and Stress: A New DSM-5 Chapter for PostTraumatic Stress Disorder
Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), previously in the DSM-IV’s Anxiety Disorders chapter, has been moved to an entirely new…
Palcohol – 4 Reasons Powdered Alcohol Is A Bad Idea
UPDATE: As reported by CBS News on March 11, 2015, “On Wednesday, bureau spokesman Tom Hogue told The Associated…
Al-Anon and Alateen – Support for Families of Addiction
The chaos of addiction isn’t limited only to addicts and alcoholics. It extends outward to a person’s family and…
Science and Statistics of Mental Illness
With 50 million Americans suffering from some form of mental illness or disorder, it’s no wonder scientists and psychologists…
6 Tips for Overcoming Addiction Triggers and Cravings
One of the most difficult parts of recovering from drug abuse, alcoholism or a combination of both comes after…
Are You Sure You Have a Sex Addiction?
There’s a laundry list of celebrities, like Tiger Woods, Michael Douglas and Kanye West to name a few, that…
Why is Teenage Drug Use Such a Big Deal?
Teens in the 60s did a lot of drugs and they turned out okay, right? Well…maybe some of them…
The Straight Dope: Cannabis Use Disorder, Intoxication And Withdrawal
With over 30 states legalizing the medicinal use of marijuana, and Colorado and Washington’s landmark passages of recreational usage,…
Too Wired? 10 Facts About Energy Drinks and Caffeine Addiction
The marketing of caffeinated beverages has come a long way since creating jingles like “the best part of wakin’…
Baby Boomers and Senior Substance Abuse Addiction
Anyone born between 1946 and 1964 in the United States is part of the Baby Boomer generation. In fact,…