Addiction Blog
Could You Be in a Codependent Relationship?
Are you addicted to an addict – it’s a question you may need to ask yourself if you are a family member of or are ...
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Professional Women and Addiction
Despite studies showing that women with substance use disorders have a faster course towards severity than men with addictions, most treatment programs in the U.S. ...
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6 Ways Your Body Signals You’re Stressed Out
Not one part of your body is immune to stress. It can impact your physical as well as your mental health, including your emotions, behaviors, ...
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Signs of Work Addiction
Though it’s not recognized by the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), which is the handbook or “mental health bible” ...
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How a Healthy Marriage Can Help You
A new Swedish study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that marriage may reduce your risk of alcohol use disorder, especially if you ...
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Attending 2016 Federation of State Physician Health Programs
2016 Federation of State Physician health Program (FSPHP) Annual Education Conference is currently being held in sunny San Diego, CA from April 28 to May ...
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Study Shows Life Expectancy Decreasing for White Women, Increasing for Black Men
A report released this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics indicates a one-month decline from 2013 to ...
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Rehab for At-Risk Professions: Addiction High Among Health Care Workers
While there is no field that has not been infiltrated by drug and alcohol dependency, health care professionals are at especially high risk for substance ...
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Hiding in Plain Sight, Cultivating a presence in your life
I recently heard this quote from a patient in session while describing herself during her active opiate abuse. I was struck by this, since many ...
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Fear Itself Is Not Be Feared
Have you ever felt a type of fear that cripples your attempts at change? Have you ever identified with fear as a dominant emotion and ...
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