Turn On, Tune In, and Get Better? Hallucinogens and other street drugs are increasingly being studies for legitimate therapuetic uses....more

Alcohol Abuse – Just A Step Away From Violence In Any Direction Last week in New York City on a St. Patrick’s Day Wednesday, a young man followed a younger woman into a bar bathroom, where he pummeled her into unconsciousness....more

Binge Drinking And The Dangers Of Excess Binge drinking is defined as the consumption of five or more alcoholic beverages in a short period of time. ...more

Serenity – A Valuable Ingredient In The Treatment Of Addiction Serenity is a concept that arises in most twelve-step programs, and also frequently in therapy and individual counseling....more

Could Indoor Tanning Be An Addictive Behavior? According to a report in the April issue of Archives Of Dermatology, people who regularly undergo indoor tanning treatments could be engaging in behavior that fits the definition of addiction....more

Drug Treatment In Prisons Suffering From Budgetary Issues Texas state officials reportedly plan to cut more than $23 million from drug treatment programs in state prisons, according to a report from the Associated Press....more

Overdose Still A Significant Danger Of Heroin Abuse Heroin use leads rapidly to heroin abuse. Of the many recreational drugs available either legally or illegally, heroin ranks among the very highest for potential dependency....more

Alcoholism Could Have Roots In Childhood Sleep Issues A new study...suggests that there is a long-reaching correlation between problems of irregular sleep in childhood and alcoholism and drug abuse in adulthood....more

Depression – The Dark Heart Of Addiction Depression is the root of addiction for the vast majority of people who suffer from dependence on habit-forming substances and destructive behaviors...more

Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous is a twelve-step program designed as a means of support for anyone who suspects or who has decided that they have a problem with alcohol....more

Rehab Rehab is the most powerful method available to combat those destructive addictions...more

Addressing Prescription Abuse Through Regulation and Education ...more

The New York Times: An Addict's Crosses a Line, and is pulled back. By; DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Gregory Reeve could hardly have picked a more Canadian way to become a heroin addict: a hockey puck in a game with friends shattered his jaw. ...more

Nicotine Withdrawl and Recovery Symptoms The Effects of Nicotine Cessation by John R. Polito, WhyQuit founder & author of "Freedom from Nicotine - The Journey Home" ...more

Am I an Alcoholic? This article is an excellent way to find out if you may be an alcoholic. ...more

Food Addiction ...more

Marijuana: Clearing Up The Haze Around The “Gateway Drug.” Comparatively harmless and non-addictive, marijuana has a legion of advocates who believe that it should be legalized....more

Alcohol Abuse Alcohol may be a legal substance, but it is a potentially destructive one if used in excess....more

Drunk Driving Drunk driving is an overwhelmingly common occurrence...more

Crack Cocaine, A Staple Of The 1980s, Still Present In The News Today This weekend in New Jersey, a man being pursued by police due to suspicious behavior discarded a significant quantity of crack cocaine during the chase....more

Drug Addiction And What You Can Do When It Hits Close To Home When it comes to drug addiction, it is important to be able to make the distinction between truth and fiction....more

KLEAN speaks out on oxycodone. A new study, published in today’s Annals Of Internal Medicine, indicates that who you socialize and interact with may very well affect your consumption of alcohol....more

New Study Suggests That Men Suffer From Broken Relationships More Than Women Do The study found that men take break-ups significantly harder than women do, descending into periods of depression that their female ex-partners are able to avoid....more

The Possible Connection Between Secondhand Smoke and Mental Illness Smoking has been long considered to have a connection to mental health problems, most notably depression, among others....more

Hope For The Hopeless: Sexual Offenders Show High Rates Of Behavior Rehabilitation Newsweek recently reported that the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government is within rights to incarcerate sexual offenders indefinitely, even beyond the initial mandated sentence....more

Some Experts Call Internet Pornography A Legitimate Addiction ...nearly 8 percent of Americans – which would constitute 24 million people – are sex addicts....more

Cocaine Use, From The Beginning To The Potential End. Cocaine is the second most popular illegal recreational drug in the United States, second only to marijuana....more

STAR Court Refuses To Treat Addicts As Criminals Prostitution, nearly without exception, is an industry staffed by troubled people, to say the least. Women who work as prostitutes may suffer from addiction to alcohol or drugs, mental health......more

Perceptions Of Ecstacy As A Safe Party Drug Continue To Be Proven False A June report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that the popular club drug ecstasy (also known as MDMA) continues to carry mortal risk....more

MDMA – A Serious Drug With Serious Consequences On Monday, a man was sentenced for ten years in a United States prison for smuggling a large quantity of MDMA, more commonly known as ecstasy, in a hidden compartment in his pick-up truck....more

Birds Of A Feather – New Alcohol Study Suggests That Social Patterns & Drinking Habits Are Connected A new study, published in today’s Annals Of Internal Medicine, indicates that who you socialize and interact with may very well affect your consumption of alcohol....more

State Of Michigan Enacts Ban On Smoking In Public Places As of Saturday, May 1st, 2010, the state of Michigan has gone smoke-free....more

Crystal Meth: Some Hard Facts About A Hard Drug. As one of the most highly addictive illegal drugs on the market, crystal meth production and sales constitute a true growth industry....more

Heroin: Immortal Truths About An Ancient Drug. Heroin has been enjoyed by mankind for literally four or five millennia....more

Alcohol Advertisers Use New Media To Attract Young Drinkers One of the most lucrative areas of the advertising industry has to do with the marketing and promotion of alcohol and alcohol-related products....more

Alcohol News Texas state officials reportedly plan to cut more than $23 million from drug treatment programs in state prisons, according to a report from the Associated Press....more

Depression Can Make Physical Pain Significantly Worse People who suffer from physical pain can see their symptoms compounded by depression...more

For Those With A Gambling Addiction, The Stakes Are Not Just Financial A gambling addiction is an unstoppable compulsion to gamble, despite increasingly harmful consequences for the gambler or those close to him....more

Cavities Are Only The Beginning: The Debate About Sugar Addiction ABC News recently published a story to their website that insists that a sugar addiction, often dismissed frivolously as a “sweet tooth,” is a legitimate malady with serious root causes and potential destructive results....more

DBT vs. AA DBT vs. AA...more

Occupations with Highest Rates of Substance Abuse Based on information from The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, here are the occupations with the highest rates of illegal drug use. ...more

The New York Times Health Guide on Depression Treating depression in patients who abuse alcohol or drugs is important and can sometimes help patients quit. However, absence from substanc abuse is considered essential for adequate treatment of depression. ...more

Addiction Addiction is a word that is most commonly used to describe the relentless compulsion to use a habit-forming substance....more