The stigma of mental illness is one of the major challenges we continue to face today. The 1999 Surgeon General highlighted shame, stigma, and discrimination as major reasons why people with mental health problems avoid seeking treatment. According to the American...
The journey to recovery is full of mountains and valleys, victories and defeats, wins and losses, life and death. The nature of addiction for relapse prevention is a process that involves: The loss of control over alcohol or using drugs Obsessive thinking about using...
Most people don’t understand that alcoholism is a progressive brain disease. The stages of alcoholism may take years of abuse, however, if a person can get help in the earlier stages they may avoid some serious harm to their medical health. Treatment may require a...
