Sadly, teen drug use is not an unusual thing. It is estimated that 51 percent of students in 12th grade…
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While drug abuse has gone down across many demographics, a staggering 50 percent of high school seniors report that they…
The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that substance abuse, including alcohol, tobacco, prescription drug abuse and illegal substances, costs…
A dual diagnosis, the co-occurrence of a mental illness and substance use disorder, requires an equally dual approach for successful…
There were roughly 183,000 drug-related deaths in 2012 alone, and opioid overdoses were the largest category. This isn’t just an…
One can list any number of activities as “addictive.” One definition of “addiction” is: The condition of being habitually or…
Drug addiction or alcoholism can affect anyone at any age. According to the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), upwards of…
The recent deaths of celebrities from drug overdose have brought to the public eye the prevalence of heroin abuse in…