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If you love an alcoholic or addict, you probably feel that his or her problem with addiction has had a profound impact on your life and maybe even seems to be ruining your life. You’re faced with difficult or impossible situations on an almost daily basis. People who have never been affected by someone else’s addic more...

Loving an addict is a daily lesson in powerlessness. You want the addict to stop using drugs, and it’s completely beyond your comprehension why he or she won’t. You probably have tried everything from begging and pleading to threatening and setting ultimatums. (more…) more...

Binge drinking is defined by the consumption of enough alcohol to reach a legally intoxicated blood alcohol content within 120 minutes. People who regularly binge drink steeply boost their risks of developing alcohol use disorder (a condition that includes both alcohol abuse and alcoholism). (more…) more...

Watching a loved one struggle with addiction can be extremely difficult, leaving you wanting to do everything in your power to help them. But some perceived helpful actions, such as enabling, end up doing more harm than good. According to experts, enabling is commonly defined as removing the natural consequences to more...

Scientists at the University of Texas might have cracked the genetic code on alcohol dependence, a critical step toward developing better-targeted screenings and treatments for alcoholics. (more…) more...

When a person you adore and cherish succumbs to drug addiction, it can turn your life into a nightmare just as surely as it threatens to destroy hers. But when she finally gets clean and sober and you are convinced that this time she is determined to make it stick, the sense of joy and relief you feel can send your spi more...

Substance treatment is the umbrella term for all of the means available to help people affected by some form of substance use disorder (substance abuse and/or substance addiction). Millions of Americans require such treatment each year. However, many people never receive the help they need. In a report released in S more...

For many people, the holiday season is a time for celebration and spending time with loved ones. But for those battling addiction or in recovery, it can also be a time filled with added worry and stress. (more…) more...

Researchers know that people highly affected by various forms of body inflammation may have higher chances of developing alcoholism (alcohol dependence), one of the two interrelated conditions known collectively as alcohol use disorder. In a study published in November 2014 in the journal Biological Psychiatry, a team more...

Depression and addiction are inexorably tied to each other. This has been known for some time, and a closely related concern is the risk of suicide. A new piece of research has been released that aims to investigate the underlying factors that drive some people struggling with addiction to attempt suicide. Although the more...