Is There an “Addiction Gene”? Exploring the Genetic Links to Substance Abuse
According to global surveys tallied by the World Health Organization, 45 percent of adults don’t drink alcoholic beverages. This percentage includes people in recovery, people who abstain for religious reasons, and others who simply feel liquor isn’t for them. In the remaining 55 percent, approximately 300 million (about 5 percent) struggle with either alcoholism or other substance use disorders. If looking at these percentages prompts you
Discovering the Hidden Joys of Sobriety
In recent years, the topic of sobriety has been explored by prominent news outlets known for their lifestyle reporting. The New York Times and Los Angeles Times are just two of the publications that have dedicated various trend pieces to the sober living movement, the “California sober” trend, mocktail bars, sober lifestyle coaching, and other topics that align with various concepts of sobriety. On internet
