When a family faces the crisis of a loved one’s struggle with addiction, practical questions about how to help often collide with deep emotional fear....

To those who haven’t struggled with substance use disorder (SUD), learning about someone’s fear of being sober may seem odd at first—even unreasonable. After all,...

Fact: More than three-quarters of American adults report symptoms of stress, including headaches, fatigue, and feelings of depression. While traditional talk therapy and medication help...

Methamphetamine is a type of stimulant drug that affects the central nervous system. Classified as a Schedule II controlled substance by the US Drug Enforcement...

When people talk about the dangers of methamphetamine, they mean the drug itself. However, the reality is that crystal meth never comes in a pure...

Reality check: the drug supply today is not what it used to be. Many people who think they’re buying pure meth are instead getting a...

If you’re taking Zoloft and wondering whether having a beer is safe, you’re not alone. This is one of the most common questions people ask...

Medicine doesn’t always come in bottles or blister packs filled with pills. Over the past several years, a shift has been happening in how some...

For years, psychedelic mushrooms have been seen as a relatively safe recreational drug. Would combining it with a hard drug like MDMA or ecstasy tone...

It’s not uncommon for people suffering from addiction to feel dissatisfied in life in general. But one particularly common complaint is that the experiences and...

Recent research indicates that individuals in early recovery tend to have 16–18 hours of free time every day. That’s just the time that would have...

Lots of people turn sad and embarrassed moments over in their minds. Odds are, they do it to try to understand their thoughts and behaviors...

Most experts in New York’s addiction treatment community agree that recovery is a process of change through which the patient improves their health and overall...

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a chronic disease that primarily affects how the brain works. For that reason, it’s quite common for people suffering from...

Addiction is an immensely complex issue. More often than not, people who struggle with substance use disorders (SUD) also suffer from other serious mental health...

Anxiety disorders are on the rise. According to the World Health Organization, the mental health condition characterized by excess worry and restlessness affects over 359...

People living with neck or back pain, or other conditions that result in muscle spasms, painful involuntary muscle contractions, may benefit from taking muscle relaxants....

In a recent report by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), over 27 million people aged 12 and above struggle with alcohol...