Think overusing smartphones doesn’t have physical side effects? Think Again. If your best friend told you that your smartphone addiction has actual physical side effects…
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Recovery Month is 25, and that’s a Miracle Recently, I sat at Union Station in Chicago waiting for my train to Southern Illinois. As I…
Published on October 6, 2014 by Pamela D. Garcy, Ph.D. in Fearless YouHave you ever been called a people pleaser? Do you see yourself as…
For much of the past century, scientists studying drug abuse labored in the shadows of powerful myths and misconceptions about the nature of addiction. When…
Although some may believe that improving symptoms of mental illness is more likely to lessen the risk for future episodes of violence, a new study…
Helping a loved one struggling with alcoholism or drug dependence can be heartbreakingly painful, but with help, it can be remarkably rewarding. At times, it…
By Parvati Shallow CBS News October 12, 2014When a person becomes addicted to drugs and alcohol, the entire family unit suffers. In a household with…
By Suzanne Harrington, Published on 10/14/2014This year, the lovely Laura Whitmore off the telly has swapped booze for juice, a tactic long embraced by health…