Sep 18, 2012 | News
Understanding sexual addiction is often difficult because sex, itself, is a fundamental part of the human experience. At the same time, we live in a culture that is both obsessed with sex and terrified by it. The following are some clues to determine if you or a loved...
Sep 14, 2012 | News
Those who binge drink or drink heavily are at increased risk for traumatizing events, such as motor vehicle accidents, other injury-causing accidents in the home, and domestic violence. This accounts for some percentage of the close relation between alcohol abuse and...
Sep 13, 2012 | News
According to Penn State’s Prevention Research Center, the few first weeks of a college Freshman’s school experience are the most dangerous for alcohol-related harm. The Center attributes this to the fact that young students are often on their own for the first time...
Sep 12, 2012 | News
Several studies have determined that excessive alcohol use often corresponds with unemployment. But, does unemployment correspond with excessive alcohol use? A new study will be published in November in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research that addresses...
Sep 11, 2012 | News
In August, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration hosted a forum entitled, “Young People in Recovery.” Their key panel featured three young people, Sarah Nerad, Danielle Tarino, and Benjamin Chin. Nerad , Tarino, and Chin all spoke about their...
Sep 10, 2012 | News
In a guest post from U.S. Representative Ben Ray Lujan on whitehouse.gov, some startling facts about the state of substance abuse in the United States were brought to light. Nearly 22.6 million Americans, 12 years of age and older, had used illegal drugs over a...
