What is Technology Addiction?
With technology being integrated into everyone’s everyday lives, it is quite impossible to avoid any encounters of it. Technology is almost an essential for advancement... Read more.
Are You Addicted to Facebook?
According to a 2017 survey, more than 350 million people around the world are believed to meet the clinical definition of an addiction because of their Facebook... Read more.
The Dangers of Cell Phone Addiction
What do all addictions have in common? What behaviors qualify as addictive? When does recreational habit cross that invisible line into addiction which there is... Read more.
How Do I Know if My Child is on Drugs?
One day I went from “I think my daughter is on drugs” to “I know my daughter was on drugs” which was heartbreaking. I knew my daughter was... Read more.
Debunking the “Clean in 30 Days” Myth
Substance use treatment has grown and changed significantly from its roots in the peer-treatment/self help models. In addition, the sober homes of the mid-to-late... Read more.
Why Getting Sober is Difficult
Being an addict isn’t easy. We bend over backward to acquire that next drink or drug, reorganize our lives to suit our addiction better, and slowly deteriorate... Read more.
Video Game Addiction is Here
Video Game Addiction & Mental Illness According to the World Health Organization, video game addiction is now considered to be a legitimate form of mental illness.... Read more.
A Story of Relapse: Episode II
I was first introduced to Alcoholics Anonymous when I was 18. Addiction runs in my family, and my parents warned me at an early age that I might have “the gene.”... Read more.
A Story of Relapse: Episode I
The definition of relapse is, “suffering deterioration after a period of temporary improvement.” This temporary improvement is something that I’ve learned... Read more.
Case Management for Teens
When you are suffering from substance abuse, or are close to someone who is, chaos becomes the new normal. At the core of addiction is arriving at a point in your... Read more.