I am a licensed alcohol and drug counselor (LADC) working with adults who struggle with substance use. I have a life full of experience in many different areas of addiction, parents, children, friends ...

One of the most powerful illusions in addiction is functionality. People continue working, parenting, socializing, and paying bills, which becomes evidence that nothing is wrong. Crisis is treated as ...

You wake up and immediately check email. You squeeze in a podcast during your shower. You answer Slack messages while eating breakfast. Your calendar is color-coded down to 15-minute blocks. Your ...

Our substance use disorder treatment program is designed to help individuals safely withdrawal from addictive substances such as heroin, opioids, alcohol ...

One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

Physician Carl Erik Fisher discusses the past, present, and future of addiction. Physician Carl Erik Fisher discusses the past, present, and future of addiction. The Open Mind is available to stream ...

The terms “addiction” and “dependence” can seem similar, but they are different. Dependence occurs when the body physically relies on a drug. Addiction involves changes in behavior. A person with an ...

One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease. While there is evidence for this approach, it often ...