People often think of addiction as a problem with a specific individual user. This makes sense since everyone experiences addiction differently and has their own unique relationship with addictive behavior...
Many people struggle with an addiction to alcohol or drugs because they are trying to escape themselves. When they enter recovery, they’re confronted with who they are. This is a...
Often, in life, we struggle and we struggle through some of our hardest times thinking we will never get through it, until ultimately, finally. we just get it. The most...
Justin Hojlo, a Recovery Case Manager at Green Mountain Treatment Center, is another great example of the compassionate “real people” team we have at Granite Recovery Centers. Like many of...
Now two years in recovery, Jacob shares the powerful story of his brother’s overdose death – and how that has inspired him to raise awareness about the opioid epidemic. I...
Over time, alcoholism can wreak havoc on the body and mind in countless ways. From organ and immune system function to memory and cognition, excessive alcohol consumption adversely affects some...
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), “cigarette smoking rates have stopped falling among U.S. kids, and health officials believe youth vaping is responsible”. “For decades, the...
College has a reputation as a place where experimenting with alcohol and illicit substances is common. Many associate college with parties and social gatherings, where alcohol and drug abuse are...
Since addiction is widely acknowledged as a disease that affects the brain, it stands to reason that neurochemistry plays a large part in how people develop a dependence and tolerance...
