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Drugs and Eating Disorders: What’s the Connection?
Eating Disorders and Drug Addiction Can Co-Occur An eating disorder is a psychological condition where the person develops an unhealthy relationship to food. Sometimes, an eating disorder is linked to...
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How Music Inspires Us during Addiction Recovery
Dancing to Music Can Help Manage Stress, Moods They say that music soothes the savage breast. That phrase actually comes from a play called “The Mourning Bride,” written by William Congreve in the...
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Animal Assisted Therapy and Recovery
Dogs in the Betty Ford Center. Horses at Hazelden. Wolfdogs and young addicts in L.A. The use of animal-assisted therapy is increasingly used in addiction recovery, as well as many other fields. So...
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The Dangers of Bath Salts
In 2011, the mainstream media picked up on a chilling story of cannibalism in Miami, where a certain “new drug” was said to have played a pivotal role in the egregious assault. Although it was later...
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Teenage Drug and Alcohol Abuse on the Downswing
Alcohol is now being used at its lowest frequency in teens according to study conducted by the University of Michigan. Although the problem still exists, there is hope on the horizon. Research has...
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A Closer Look at Welfare and Substance Abuse
In recent years there has been a large push from conservative state legislatures to implement drug testing for those applying for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Already 12 states have...
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What is Mojo? The Growing Popularity Behind This Synthetic Drug
A relatively new drug trend is skyrocketing among teenagers these days and its name is “mojo.” Mojo, as the kids call it, or more commonly heard as synthetic marijuana, is an artificial chemical drug...
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Exercise Can Lower Lower Alcoholism Risk
Although alcoholism is likely to be a genetic disorder, scientists across the globe have always been laced with a curiosity to explore other environmental factors that could possibly play a pivotal...
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Switching Addictions Detrimental to Recovery
Far too often drug rehabilitation clinics, drug prevention education, and even alcohol and drug abuse recovery programs focus on the primary drug of choice rather than addressing the underlying issue...
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The Promising Work of Recovery Communities
Sobriety is not the same as recovery. Similar to referring a cancer-survivor as “in remission” instead of “cancer free,” being “sober” is not the same as being “recovered.” For starters, recovery...
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