Archive: Alcohol, Drug Addiction, FAQ, Mental Health, Teens
The Science Behind Drug Abuse And Addiction
October 2nd, 2014Just as people differ in appearance due to genetic makeup, their environment, and the ways in which they care for themselves, so to do they differ in susceptibility to disease, including the disease of addiction. Addiction affects a person’s body and mind, changing chemicals in the brain, altering emotions, health, and a slew of other […]
The Top Ten Reasons That People Become Addicted to Drugs
September 30th, 2014There are several major players in the lineup of contributing factors leading to drug addiction. Many of those who suffer at the hand of addiction are also plagued by a mental illness, commonly in the form of an emotional disorder, such as depression. Those of us who suffer from other leading causes of addiction may […]
From Ambition To Addiction: A Look At “Study Drugs” Infographic
June 20th, 2014Find out more about “Study Drugs” and the dangers they have illustrated with a visually stunning infographic that is easy to read and has a PDF version for you to download. Download PDF
Am I Self-Medicating?
June 19th, 2014As mental illness mingles with substance abuse, some of us are faced with the question of why we use. While many people abuse drugs as a mode of getting high, others let emotion dictate their lives, not taking into consideration that they have control in their mode of drug abuse. Their mainframe for using is […]
Am I Predisposed To Addiction?
April 25th, 2014According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 40 to 60 percent of a person’s predisposition to drug or alcohol addiction comes from genetics. But a person’s genes alone are not enough to lead them to become addicted to alcohol or drugs. Predisposition isn’t simple enough for anyone to say that, because an individual’s father […]
Do You Have to Hit Rock Bottom to Want to Go to Rehab?
April 3rd, 2014What exactly is “rock bottom”? In movies and books, rock bottom is often depicted as a person who’s lost everything and everyone, as well as their health. They’re in trouble with the law, their family or all of the above. In real life, this is rock bottom for some individuals, but not everyone. The phrase […]
Bipolar Disorder and Substance Abuse – Are They Connected?
March 27th, 2014What Is Bipolar Disorder? According to the National Institutes of Health, bipolar disorder is a “brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.” These shifts can impact the individual’s ability to function in normal life, which can lead to a need for treatment. The […]
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Addiction – What You Need to Know
October 18th, 2013The phrase dual-diagnosis gets thrown around a lot on RehabCenter.net, often times in the context of which rehabilitation facilities offer such a service. Essentially, dual-diagnosis is the ability to diagnose and treat two issues at once when they co-occur together. This happening is often referred to as comorbidity. When people develop addictions they can also […]
Substance Abuse and Mental Illness: Challenges and Treatment
May 19th, 2013Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Often Occur Together—Why Is That? When two illnesses occur together, such as substance abuse and mental illness, it’s called comorbidity. There are many explanations for why an addiction may cause a mental illness, or why two illnesses coexist in one afflicted person. About 60% of substance abusers suffer from a […]
Treatment for Substance Abuse Can Be Effective When Individualized
April 19th, 2013Treatment for Substance Abuse Is Most Successful When Tailored to Meet the Individual Abuser’s Needs The primary goal of substance abuse treatment is of course, to break the patient’s addiction and empower him or her to live without substance abuse. The secondary, though equally important goal, involves steering the abuser away from the many negative […]
