October 3, 20160Comments

Overdose on the Rise

This CNN report by Jen Christiansen and Sergio Hernandez, discusses the immense increase in drug overdose deaths in the United States. Also highlighted are possible causes....

by Tina Young

June 22, 20160Comments

How to Help a Loved One Get into Treatment

You can’t really help a loved one recover from substance abuse till you understand what addiction entails. If you suspect a loved one is suffering from addiction or substance...

by Dr Jean LaCour

June 20, 20160Comments

This is What Alcohol Does to Your Body

Have you ever wondered what alcohol does to your body? Alcoholism, like addiction to any other substance, is deteriorating to the mind as well as the body. We have shared...

by Dr Jean LaCour

June 14, 20160Comments

How to Say No in Social Situations

Learning how to say no for victims of alcohol abuse, can be life or death. The answer is simply: No. You never know what could trigger that downward spiral into becoming an...

by Dr Jean LaCour

May 4, 20160Comments

Can You Try to Control Your Drinking?

When you’ve been addicted to alcohol for a long time, it gets near impossible to stop abusing it. The brain gets used to certain patterns of abuse and rejects any attempt to...

by Dr Jean LaCour

April 15, 20160Comments

Opioid Overuse and Hospitals

Prescription opioid pain relievers are at the forefront of opioid addiction. They are the driving factor in opioid overdose deaths. Opioid overuse prevention includes...

by Dr Jean LaCour

March 21, 20160Comments

National Shortage of Addiction Counselors

Clearly we are in the midst of a drug epidemic. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National drug overdose deaths are on the rise, and in particular with those...

by Dr Jean LaCour

March 18, 20160Comments

FBI Film Sheds Light on “Chasing the Dragon”

According to FBI and DEA research 46,000 people die from drug abuse annually in the U.S. That’s more than in car accidents and gun violence combined. Half of that number are...

by Dr Jean LaCour

March 14, 20160Comments

Addiction: A Brief Explanation

If you’re dealing with a loved one’s addiction, you know that it sometimes gets hard to empathize with their destructive behavior. Even for addicts, there come episodes of...

by Dr Jean LaCour

March 8, 20160Comments

Signs You Need to Undergo In-Patient Treatment

Like it or not, sometimes our efforts to recover from substance abuse fail miserably. People may either leave in-patient treatment halfway through or relapse after completing...

by Dr Jean LaCour

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