Addiction
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 19.7 million American adults (aged 12 and older) battled a substance use disorder in 2017. The Addictions catalog will provide information about the risk of addiction, the warning signs, and information to raise your understanding of the disease.
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Article on Everyday Health by Author Linda Dahl
Author of Loving Our Addicted Daughters Back to Life, Linda Dahl, put together a checklist of addiction signs and symptoms to help parents ...
38 Signs of Addiction You May be Missing
Author of Loving Our Addicted Daughters Back to Life, Linda Dahl, put together a checklist of addiction signs and symptoms to help parents recognize ...
Medically Reviewed Article from Very Well Mind by Elizabeth Hartney, PhD
According to Elizabeth Hartney, PhD. "Although a boundary can be clearly marked by a fence or a road, it is never entirely clear exactly ...
Healthy Boundaries in People With Addiction
According to Elizabeth Hartney, PhD. "Although a boundary can be clearly marked by a fence or a road, it is never entirely clear exactly where one ...
Medically Reviewed Article on Very Well Mind by Elizabeth Hartney, PhD.
According to Dr. Elizabeth Hartney, "Sooner or later, most people who have an addiction decide a change needs to happen. Once the decision ...
Long-Term Strategies for Overcoming Addiction
According to Dr. Elizabeth Hartney, "Sooner or later, most people who have an addiction decide a change needs to happen. Once the decision is made, ...
Article on Psychology Today by Stanton Peele, PhD.
According to Stanton Peele, PhD. "More people quit addictions than maintain them, and they do so on their own. That's not to say it happens ...
The Surprising Truth About Addiction
According to Stanton Peele, PhD. "More people quit addictions than maintain them, and they do so on their own. That's not to say it happens ...
Medical News Today Article by Adam Felman
According to Adam Felman, "When a person experiences addiction, they cannot control how they use a substance or partake in an activity, and ...
What is Addiction?
According to Adam Felman, "When a person experiences addiction, they cannot control how they use a substance or partake in an activity, and they ...
Article on Very Well Mind by Elizabeth Hartney, PhD.
According to Elizabeth Hartney PhD., "For a long time, addiction meant an uncontrollable habit of using alcohol or other drugs. More ...
An Overview of Addiction and Treatment
According to Elizabeth Hartney PhD., "For a long time, addiction meant an uncontrollable habit of using alcohol or other drugs. More recently, the ...
Article on Mental Health America
According to Mental Health America, "Substance abuse affects an estimated 25 million Americans. In terms of people who are affected ...
Addictions
According to Mental Health America, "Substance abuse affects an estimated 25 million Americans. In terms of people who are affected indirectly such ...
Article on CNN by Eric Bowman
Eric Bowman explains "From the points of view of different researchers, the potential for a drug to be addictive can be judged in terms of ...
The Five Most Addictive Substances in the World
Eric Bowman explains "From the points of view of different researchers, the potential for a drug to be addictive can be judged in terms of the harm ...
Medically Reviewed Article from Medical News Today by Adam Felman
According to Adam Felman, "Addiciton is a disease with a range of harmful conditions and behaviors. Recognizing these signs can help a ...
What are the Symptoms of Addiction?
According to Adam Felman, "Addiciton is a disease with a range of harmful conditions and behaviors. Recognizing these signs can help a person with ...
Article from The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids believes "there is a lot of stigma and misunderstanding with substance use disorders, treatment, and ...
9 Facts About Addiction People Usually Get Wrong
The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids believes "there is a lot of stigma and misunderstanding with substance use disorders, treatment, and recovery." ...
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: NIH Research Timelines
This timeline created by the National Institute of Health details the past, present, and future knowledge of drug abuse and addiction.
Drug Abuse and Addiction
This timeline created by the National Institute of Health details the past, present, and future knowledge of drug abuse and addiction.
Article from Military.com for Veterans Health Care
According to Military.com, "Addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive substance seeking and use, despite ...
The Facts of Addiction
According to Military.com, "Addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive substance seeking and use, despite harmful ...
Article from US News by Robert Yagoda
Studies have shown that those with mental illness are roughly twice as likely to develop a substance abuse problem, according to Robert ...
Links Between Addiction and Mental Illness: Myths vs. Facts
Studies have shown that those with mental illness are roughly twice as likely to develop a substance abuse problem, according to Robert Yagoda. ...
Article from National Institute on Drug Abuse
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), "Many people don't understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. ...
Understanding Drug Use and Addiction
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), "Many people don't understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. They may ...
by Kathleen Smith PhD
From the article by Kathleen Smith, "Addiction impacts more than just the person who’s using. Friends, family, and even coworkers can ...
When Your Friend Has a Drinking Problem
From the article by Kathleen Smith, "Addiction impacts more than just the person who’s using. Friends, family, and even coworkers can feel hurt or ...
Article appearing on a Very Well Mind
From the article in A Very Well Mind, "More than one-third (35.9 percent) of U.S. adults with alcohol dependence (alcoholism) that began ...
Survey Finds That Many Recover From Alcoholism
From the article in A Very Well Mind, "More than one-third (35.9 percent) of U.S. adults with alcohol dependence (alcoholism) that began more than ...
Article from Harvard Health Publishing by Michael Bierer, MD
According to Michael Bierer, MD, "The stigma and shame of addiction has much to do with the perception that people with substance use ...
Is Addiction a "Brain Disease"?
According to Michael Bierer, MD, "The stigma and shame of addiction has much to do with the perception that people with substance use disorders are ...
Article from U.S. News by Katelyn Newman
"If you want to understand why many people are addicts, even people that get, you know, hooked on drugs from pharmaceuticals, a lot of it ...
Treating the Trauma Behind Addiction
"If you want to understand why many people are addicts, even people that get, you know, hooked on drugs from pharmaceuticals, a lot of it can be ...
Article from SMART Recovery by Jonathan von Breton, LCMHC, LCDP
This article uses the ABCs of abstinence as a self-help tool that can help change the way you think about drugs and alcohol. Read the full ...
Overcoming Addictive Behavior
This article uses the ABCs of abstinence as a self-help tool that can help change the way you think about drugs and alcohol. Read the full article to ...
Article from SMART Recovery
SMART Recovery uses DISARM as a tool "that helps us see the self-talk and images that tell us to use as lies, excuses, and ...
DISARM the Addiction Salesman
SMART Recovery uses DISARM as a tool "that helps us see the self-talk and images that tell us to use as lies, excuses, and rationalizations. It ...
Article from Psychology Today by Shahram Heshmat PhD.
Denial plays an important role in addiction. Addicts are notoriously prone to denial. Denial explains why drug use persists in the face of ...
The Role of Denial in Addiction
Denial plays an important role in addiction. Addicts are notoriously prone to denial. Denial explains why drug use persists in the face of negative ...
Article from PsychCentral by Kate Green
"Completing treatment for substance abuse or alcohol addiction is a major accomplishment. But the real work starts when you walk out the ...
5 Tips for Managing Triggers During Addiction Recovery
"Completing treatment for substance abuse or alcohol addiction is a major accomplishment. But the real work starts when you walk out the door," says ...
Article from Rewire by Marguerite Darlington
"Let’s say you’re having one of “those” days at work (you know the type of day I’m talking about) and you find yourself thinking, ...
This is What Digital Addiction Looks Like
"Let’s say you’re having one of “those” days at work (you know the type of day I’m talking about) and you find yourself thinking, “I ...
A Personal Story of a Fentanyl Overdose
Our oldest son died of an accidental heroin/fentanyl overdose on his 22nd birthday, in December, 2015. Our family produced this video to ...
How Addiction Happens
Our oldest son died of an accidental heroin/fentanyl overdose on his 22nd birthday, in December, 2015. Our family produced this video to help teens ...
Ted Talk by former Director of National Drug Control Policy, Michael ...
Only one in nine people in the United States gets the care and treatment they need for addiction and substance abuse. A former Director of ...
Addiction is a Disease. We Should Treat it Like One
Only one in nine people in the United States gets the care and treatment they need for addiction and substance abuse. A former Director of National ...
14:18 minute Tedx Talk
First Lady of North Dakota, Kathryn Helgaas Burgum, sheds light on the addiction crisis through personal storytelling and encouragement ...
Eliminating the Shame and Stigma of Addiction- Kathryn Helgaas Burgum
First Lady of North Dakota, Kathryn Helgaas Burgum, sheds light on the addiction crisis through personal storytelling and encouragement that ...
Tedx Talk by Tony Hoffman
Tony discusses how his first time smoking marijuana led to his eventual drug addiction, homelessness, prison, and finally redemption. Tony ...
The Stigma of Addiction
Tony discusses how his first time smoking marijuana led to his eventual drug addiction, homelessness, prison, and finally redemption. Tony Hoffman is ...
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