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Finding healthier ways to cope with problems
Veterans discuss how they attempted to cope with stress, nightmares, and other problems by turning to alcohol or drugs. It took strength for them to seek out more effective solutions, leave behind unhealthy ways of coping, and live healthier, more fulfilling lives.
To Prevent Addiction In Adults, Help Teens Learn How To Cope
Many people who become addicted to drugs, tobacco or alcohol start using as teenagers. So more effort is being put into helping teenagers stop before they get in too deep.
Key findings of investigation into harder-to-abuse opioids
The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity investigated how pharmaceutical companies are using their political clout to push a new form of opioids as their answer to the e
Well-Off, Active, Over 50? You May Be at Higher Risk for Problem Drinking
British study finds this demographic may often indulge more than is good for them
How to Cope When Your Child Is Addicted
How to Cope When Your Child Is Addicted Guest post written by Michelle Farris, LMFT ***** Addiction Can Take Over Your Life – Especially When Your Child is Suffering When your child is addicted to alcohol or drugs you fear the worst. Trying...
10 Tips to Help Family Members of Addicts Cope
Addiction is a disease that affects the entire family - not just the person struggling with substance abuse. Learn 10 tips to help your family cope.
Understanding factors associated with problem gambling in a clinical sample
During treatment for gambling problems, it is common for a counselor to encourage the client to change his or her thoughts and feelings about gambling. However, most of the research about the role of gambling thoughts and feelings comes from community samples, not clinical samples. Therefore, understanding how these and other factors predict problem gambling severity among clinical populations might be useful in developing effective treatment…
Sober and Alone for the New Year? 7 Ways to Cope
This time of year can be tough. Everyone around you is making plans with family and friends – and it makes you feel even more alone. These feelings may tempt you to turn to alcohol or drugs for company.
Marijuana use may cause cognitive impairment even when no longer high
New analysis of prior research finds that many of the learning and memory problems caused by cannabis consumption can linger for weeks.
How To Cope With A Mental Health Relapse
Mental health relapses can be frustrating and heartbreaking. Sarah Graham writes about how she coped when she suffered serious mental health setbacks.
How to Cope When You Lose Someone to Addiction
Daily website for alcohol and drug addiction recovery news and information.
How Teenager Can Cope With Social Anxiety Disorder
Being a teenager with social anxiety disorder can be difficult. Learn how to cope and how you can manage social anxiety on a daily basis.
How to Cope If a Loved One Is Struggling With Addiction
You want to make sure you’re prepared to handle anything that comes your way, so always remember to take care of yourself and get educated with the help of pain management clinics.
How do transgender teens cope with stress?
The results of a 2-year survey of transgender adolescents suggest that many use alcohol to cope with gender minority-related stress.
Finding a way out of the opioid epidemic
Opioid abuse is one of the biggest health threats facing the United States.
How to Cope With a Parent or Family Member Who is an Addict
While the stigma for drug and alcohol addiction suggests otherwise, addiction can affect anyone. An addict doesn’t look like the jobless, unkempt person many people image – people in the
The Latest Findings on Why It’s So Hard to Quit Drinking
Scientists are using electrodes and lasers to uncover how compulsive drinking works in the brain
New Finding May Unlock the Secret to 12-Step Success
New research into mental health may explain why the 12-step model for treatment. Gain insights into how the 12-step program helps addicts recover.
Alcohol Rehab: A Simple Guide To Finding The Proper Facility
Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment Centers for Alcohol and Drug Addiction If you are one of the many people addicted to either drugs or alcohol, chances are you are scared. You may feel like your life is
