Tag: addiction recovery

Devan Thrash has been off meth for the past 16 months and credited meditation with helping her maintain her sobriety. “Before I went into...

The Journal of Applied Social Psychology recently published a study that posed a question about addiction recovery: “Is it me or should my friends...

A research paper published in last month’s issue of the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing provided a deeper look into a range...

A research project at California State University in San Bernardino identified several factors that may cause people who have completed their first 12-step program...

Studies have shown that mothers with a history of substance abuse are more likely to lose custody of their children, but a new report...

Mindfulness has long been considered an effective tool in addiction treatment. Techniques such as yoga and meditation can provide a sense of balance and...

Last month’s volume of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment included a research that explored the benefit of physical exercise in addiction treatment. “Exercise has...

Toronto resident Brian Paolino wonders how someone can be interested in a 35-year-old who “grew up biologically but not psychologically.” Paolino explained he thinks the...

Substance use disorder is recognized as a brain disease, characterized by persistent drug-seeking behavior in spite of negative consequences. A primary component of ongoing...

Before 12-year-old Kayden Carlos started sixth grade, he experimented with alcohol. Shortly after, he smoked marijuana with friends at a concert and got his first...