by admin | Apr 18, 2024 | Drugs
Taking prescription drugs not prescribed for you by a doctor or in a way that hasn’t been recommended by a doctor, can be more dangerous than you think. In fact, it can be fatal. Prescription drugs are the third most commonly abused category of drugs,...
by admin | Apr 18, 2024 | Alcohol, Recovery & Treatment
What is treatment — and does it work? The good news is that no matter how severe the alcohol or drug problem may seem, most people with a substance use disorder can benefit from some form of treatment. In the past, society viewed alcoholism and drug addiction as a...
by admin | Apr 18, 2024 | Drugs, Understanding Addiction
What Is Drug Addiction? Addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences to the addicted individual and to those around him or her. Although the initial decision to take drugs is voluntary...
by admin | Apr 18, 2024 | Alcohol, Understanding Addiction, Women
Cutting through the Clutter about Heart Health The following outline formed a webinar that NCADD presented in August 2015 as part of Cigna’s Alcohol and Drug Awareness Series. The presentation focused on the impacts of wine as it relates to cancer and cardiac health,...
by admin | Apr 18, 2024 | Alcohol, Birth Defects
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can disrupt fetal development at any stage during a woman’s pregnancy — including the earliest stages before she even knows that she is pregnant. Whether it is a wine cooler, a glass of wine or a bottle of beer, any kind or...
