Improving Economy Leading to Increasing Alcohol Sales, Drinking at Home Year to year sales data comparisons found a substantial increase in alcohol consumption in the new year. This trend could possibly lead to worrisome consequences, especially when considering the potential problems that alcoholism and its side effe more...

“GHB is the most dangerous drug because of misinformation about it on websites and because people can die so easily from it.”-Trinka Porrata, director of the Project GHB helpline" This past May, police were called to a Vancouver dance party after two teens and a 20 year old friend nearly died as a result of GHB ov more...

After falling victim to heroin addiction, Beverly’s 23-year-old daughter and her boyfriend, who was also struggling with addiction, were evicted from their apartment from failing to pay their rent. As a result, the couple now found themselves living out of their car with only some bedding and a few items of clothing. more...

My baby grew up to be an addict. There was a time when I believed a mother’s love could fix anything, but it can’t fix this." – Anita At first Anita Devlin had no idea her son Mike was spiraling out of control and heavily abusing prescription pain relievers, cocaine, heroin, and alcohol. Whenever he needed ex more...

After he died I was expected to support my parents, which I tried to do. But there was no support for siblings. I tried to go to a support group for siblings but I remember feeling like I was the only sibling there." - Chelsea Laliberte Chelsea Laliberte yelled, “I told you so!” when her parents broke the news more...

8.3 million children live with at least one parent who abused or was dependent on alcohol or an illicit drug during the past year." – 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Sandra has not had an easy life. Born to two parents struggling with their own addictions and serious mental health issues, she witnesse more...

The last moments of Shenia Walker’s life were spent terrified on a frantic phone call with her grandmother, telling her that the father of two of her children, Mario Rivera, was in her apartment high on drugs. When police arrived on the scene they discovered Walker dead and Rivera lying next to her. After searching more...

As the clock counts down to midnight on New Year’s Eve many individuals throughout the United States will be celebrating the closing of one year and the beginning of the next. Unfortunately, New Year’s Eve celebrations tend to be fueled by alcohol and drugs; a correlation that can be difficult for those who are more...

In what seemed like a blink of an eye another year is coming to a close as we experience 2013’s holiday season. While the holiday season is a time for celebration and spending time with loved ones, from Thanksgiving to New Year’s can also be extremely stressful for those in addiction recovery; especially tho more...

People can be dependent and not have abuse problems at all. They’re successful students. They’re good parents, good workers. They watch their weight. They go to the gym. Then they go home and have four martinis or two bottles of wine. Are they alcoholics? You bet." - Dr. Mark Willengring of the National Institut more...