Sober living

Medical supervision, behavioral health treatment, and mutual-aid groups can help you through alcohol withdrawal and stay stopped. Not all alcohol abusers become full-blown alcoholics, but it is a big risk factor. Sometimes alcoholism develops suddenly in response to a stressful […]

Many of the same treatment approaches and therapies are used to address substance use and mental health disorders. In fact, many treatment professionals are integrated providers, trained in both addiction and mental health treatment. A comprehensive approach to integrated treatment can also […]

It’s important to be careful when using these medications to avoid dependency and addiction. Part of the reason sedatives are so heavily regulated is that they can be highly addictive. They can cause people to become dependent on them beyond […]

Even large, so-called “heroic” doses of LSD can be safely tolerated in a medical setting. First, it’s important not to confuse an overdose with a bad acid trip, which can present in a number of ways. Some people experience a […]