A core concept evolving over the past decade is that drug addiction is a disease of the brain that develops over time as a result of abusing drugs and alcohol.
Some of the consequences that a person experiences is a virtually uncontrollable craving for drugs and alcohol, the seeking and use of drugs and alcohol that [...]

When I needed help for my addiction I really did not know where to look. First, I was too screwed up and second the people I hung out with didn’t know where to go for addiction help. All they knew was how to get high. The only person I had left to help was my [...]

Come on, you can do it. Get high one more time. This time we will only use a little, put it away and stop for a while. How many times have we told ourselves that lie. How many times did we think we would be able to manage our drugs, when they were managing us. [...]

Addiction help for the LGBT community has grown tremendously over the last several years. In the past, a gay man or woman was hard pressed to find a rehab that truly understood their struggles beyond that of drug addiction and alcoholism. The expectation on the part of the rehab was for the gay man or [...]