The 4 Essential Steps of a Successful Addiction Intervention
Many alcoholics and drug addicts treat themselves and recover on their own. Studies conducted by Yale University and McLean Hospital, home of the largest neuroscience
What’s the Most Effective Treatment for Methamphetamine Use Disorder?
In January 2021, behavioral scientists from the United States National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) published their findings from a clinical research study involving 403
When Is Relapse Most Likely during Addiction Recovery?
One of the most compelling addiction memoirs published in recent times is Quitter, by Erica C. Barnett, a Seattle-based journalist whose recovery from severe alcoholism
Effective Strategies for Overcoming Compulsive Addiction
Addictions develop through patterns of thought, behavior, and action. Most people who fall into substance abuse and neurochemical dependence get there through a mindset of
Can Sober & Non-Sober Partners Make It Work?
Two films released in 2025 shine a different light on addiction and the hardships it can perpetuate. The Long Road Home is a documentary produced
How to Recover from Gambling Addiction
Hollywood productions and feature films centered on gambling are usually thrillers and crime dramas that don’t go too deeply into themes about addiction. This trend
Can People Truly Recover from Addiction to Opiates?
Most of the news headlines about the American opioid crisis are pessimistic. They often focus on fatal overdose statistics and dramatic crime reports that highlight
What to Expect When You Go to Rehab
Many popular culture observers consider the first decade of the 21st century to have been the “Golden Age of Reality Television.” The VH1 series Celebrity
How Sober Coaching Helps You Stay on Track in Recovery
In Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs, meetings are often adjourned with motivational sayings or chants encouraging members to return. One of the most popular
The Impact of Addiction on Spouses: Codependency, Enabling, & Recovery
Two of the most celebrated Hollywood films about alcoholism feature plotlines showing the struggles endured by partners and spouses. In 1945, The Lost Weekend was
