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An Allied Fight against Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Today (June sixth) marks the seventy-third anniversary of D-Day, a day when Allied forces stormed the beaches in Normandy, France as part of a massive World War II military offensive against the Axis powers. Among the most significant aspects of this operation, and...
Discussing Crack Cocaine
If you lived in the United States in the 1980s, you probably heard a lot about crack cocaine. It seemed like you couldn’t read a newspaper or magazine or watch a news broadcast without hearing about the drug and the alleged toll it took on some communities. You saw...
Discussing Alcohol and Drugs with Children
The television program Today features a recurring segment about addiction. The segment addresses information and statistics about addiction, includes interviews with experts, and features personal stories. While the information and experts are certainly interesting...
What Happens When Teens Use Drugs and Alcohol to Celebrate Graduations?
Today marks the first day of June. During this month, many people graduate from school and celebrate the next stage in their lives. Many others also get married in this month, so many that the phrase June bride is a fairly common term. June, then, is a time of life...
How Veterans Use Therapy to Deal with Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Recently, a Canadian political cartoonist wrote and illustrated a book about what it means to be a Canadian and discussed this book in a radio interview. In the course of this conversation, he told the interviewer about his Uncle Bunny. Uncle Bunny received his name...
Dual Diagnosis Treatment Can Help People with PTSD
Yesterday, we talked about veterans who struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the result of their military service. This disorder is understandable, given the complex, sometimes horrible things that many veterans witness, feel, and do during their...
Helping Veterans Cope and Not Use Alcohol or Drugs
Today is Memorial Day in the United States. This is a day Americans celebrate members of the military past and present, especially those who sacrificed their lives in such military service. But after all the ceremonies, parades, and other events honoring veterans and...
5 Basic Methods to Keep You Away from Substance Use Disorder
You've completed recovery, and you're back to living your daily life. Or perhaps you are living in a sober house, or you've changed locations to help you stay on track. Either way, there's always temptation out there, especially when you least expect it. Many addicts...
The Relationship Between Writing and Substance Use Disorder
When you're in recovery, a therapist might recommend you keep a journal. That way you can document your journey, and keep in your memory moments of clarity. You can work through a confusing situation by writing it down on paper; you can find flashes of inspiration...
Making Friends Without Alcohol: How Do You Do It?
We see alcohol everywhere: in advertisements, many restaurants, sometimes even at work. Alcohol is often considered a social lubricant; for some, it makes socializing easier. Words flow, conversations are funnier and livelier, it might be easier to approach another...