The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism estimated more than 15 million adults aged 18 years and older had alcohol use disorder in 2015. Therefore, about 6.2 percent of the adult population, which nearly 10 million men and 5.3 million women, struggled with alcohol use disorder. A sizeable number of those don’t fit the…
Vivitrol: The Recovery Aid You’ve Been Looking For Vivitrol treatment is now available for addiction recovery at AspenRidge Recovery. For people who suffer with drug addiction or alcoholism, their conditions are often ongoing. Addiction is a disease that is incredibly difficult to overcome on your own. Quite often, people will attempt to stop using alone before…
How to Intervene on an Alcoholic Families of alcoholics often wonder how they should properly intervene. What many families don’t realize is that alcoholism is actually a disease in need of treatment. Although they mean well, they often go about trying to get their loved ones into treatment in the wrong way. You might be in…
“Alcohol and drug use is a very risky business for young people, and parents can make a difference.” ~ Andrew Pucher, President and CEO of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence April 1 marks the 30th annual National Alcohol Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. Every April…
“Addiction begins with the hope that something ‘out there’ can instantly fill up the emptiness inside.” ~Jean Kilbourne, Can’t Buy My Love It was never supposed to happen to me. Sometimes, even today, it seems easier to believe that it happened to someone else. I know that is just wishful thinking, because I have the…