How Long Does Weed Paranoia Last?
Often deemed harmless, marijuana use comes with a variety of consequences for one´s health. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
Category: Mental Health & Addiction
How Does Cocaine Cause Anxiety?
The American Psychiatric Association estimates that anxiety affects nearly one-third of all adults. It can be caused by genetics, environmental…
Stress and Addiction Relapse: The Enemy of Sobriety
Stress is a negative emotional state that affects far more than just your mental health. It takes quite a toll…
The Relationship Between Alcohol and Anxiety Attacks
Anxiety is a normal and naturally occurring feeling that arises when people are faced with challenging circumstances. However, when this…
World Bipolar Day: How You Can Help
What Is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder and chronic mental illness that was previously known as manic-depressive…
Mixing Lithium & Alcohol
People who experience any health issue that is treated with pharmaceuticals, or really any drugs, need to be aware of…
Self Harm Awareness: Self-Injury & Addiction
March is recognized as Self Harm Awareness Month, a month dedicated to bringing awareness to something that happens across all…
What Is Dual Diagnosis Anonymous?
Dealing with drug addiction is already a pretty hefty burden to bear. Having to wrestle with mental health issues on…
Is Your Relationship Healthy? Signs of Codependency
Dysfunction Disguised as Devotion While compromise and sacrifice are a normal part of any relationship, codependency can pervert these concepts…
The Connection Between Anxiety & Addiction
To understand the connection between anxiety and addiction, it is important to understand which comes first or how they can…
Florida Addiction Treatment Laws
The state of Florida is one of the hubs for addiction treatment. In 2019, the Florida Legislative Branch passed a…
Does Drug Use Cause Memory Loss And Forgetfulness?
Memory loss is not just something that can occur from a major traumatic event or old age. In fact, there…
Addiction Issues Among the LGBTQ + Community
[The LGBTQ + community faces adversity every day in the form of judgment, lack of access to medical care, legal…
The Connection Between Dopamine High & Stimulant Addiction
Do you know that feeling when you eat a particularly scrumptious food or partake in a supremely thrilling activity? You…
A Guide to Drug & Alcohol Overdose
Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, & Statistics What is an overdose? A drug or alcohol overdose is a serious medical event that…
Alternatives To Benzodiazepines
Panic attacks, increased heart rate, a constant knot in your stomach, staring wide away in the middle of the night,…
10 Thoughts A Recovering Addict May Have & How To Cope
Whether it is day 1 or day 100 since someone with a substance use disorder has stopped drinking or drugging,…
Correlation between PTSD and Substance Abuse
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 8.5 million adults in United States suffered from Co-Occurring…
The Benefits & Why choose a Holistic Drug Rehab over Traditional Rehabilitation
Alcohol or Substance abuse and addiction is a serious problem that affects millions of American adults every year. Every individual…
Hurricane Irma – A lesson in Recovery
BY: DR. ALISON TARLOW The threat of a hurricane always instills a great many emotions in the residents of South…