Addiction Recovery

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

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

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

Sobriety is a multidimensional approach to life. There are self-help and spiritual dimensions, and then there’s the highly practical concept of avoiding falling into relapse.

Those pleasant moments you experience when seeing a loved one or coming home to an affectionate pet are pure neurochemistry at work. Dopamine levels surge

The loss of a loved one is always difficult, but imagine having to deal with it at the same time you’re trying to recover from

When Hollywood star Ben Affleck attended the 2017 Oscars to see his production Manchester by the Sea win multiple awards, he had a sober lifestyle

In the world of Alcoholics Anonymous and substance abuse recovery, a few colloquial expressions tell members to be careful when choosing replacements for their substance

The opioid epidemic in the United States has devolved into a pernicious public health emergency exacerbated by emerging challenges. According to the Centers for Disease

Since 2005, the topic of interventions as they relate to substance use disorder has been documented on reality television series such as Intervention on A&E