Drug Addiction What is Drug Addiction? Is drug addiction merely a weakness in a person’s character? The answer is no. Drug addiction is a complex disease that involves every aspect of a person’s physical, mental, and emotional life. Drug addiction like alcoholism is a chronic, progressive disease that alters brain function and chemistry. This disease … Read more

Alcoholism According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, there are 17 million adults in the United States who suffer from a medical diagnosis of “Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)” or alcoholism. The severity of AUD can vary. For those who suffer severe AUD, medical detox is required followed by alcohol abuse treatment. Of … Read more

Addiction Treatment Any chronic, progressive disease such as diabetes or hypertension requires treatment, monitoring and often a change in lifestyle. Addiction treatment addresses the root causes of dependency: psychological, environmental, biological, emotional, mental, and spiritual. A quality comprehensive, addiction treatment program will provide an individual suffering from addiction with education, challenges, therapeutic and peer support. … Read more