When an Addict or Alcoholic enters a Treatment Center and confronts their addiction it is only the beginning of their journey. The physical detoxification is often so intense that many addicts leave the facility against medical advice and return to their active addiction.
For those that stay and face their habit they will undergo complex changes, [...]

Club Drugs like those being used on South Beach reflect a major change in social behavior in the US, young people in pursuit of pleasure are now changing from traditional “drugs” such as alcohol and tobacco to club drugs.
Unlike cocaine, which is prohibitively expensive, the prices of these new drugs are within the reach [...]

Marijuana predates any recorded history and the cannabis plant has been used, in one form or another, as both a pain reliever and an ingredient in certain teas. Its use also has roots in both spiritual and religious ceremonies throughout history. No one can deny that there has been a spike in recreational use of [...]

When an addict or alcoholic enters addicton treatment, it is easy for family members to begin thinking it might somehow be their fault. They think, maybe if they had done something differently at some point in life, their loved one would not be in this position. This is simply untrue.
People have different ways of dealing [...]