OVERCOMING ADDICTION FOR THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM
Serving others produce a chemical reaction in your body that makes you feel a natural high and better about yourself.
Recent research studies have shown that people with autism who drink or...
SMART RECOVERY® MOVES MASSIVELY ONLINE AMID COVID-19
Like the minor wave that precedes the tsunami, the first call came in early March from Roger Weiss, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Chief of Addictions at McLean...
Obesity: A Major Health Crisis
As the most affluent country in the world, America should know better. We are suffering a decades-long health crisis- obesity, that is, bite by bite and pound by pound, killing us....
RECOVERY IS A FAMILY AFFAIR
“The entire family is in recovery. Every person in this room is in recovery. The sooner you accept this truth and begin to focus on your own growth and recovery process,...
THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE- COVID-19
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has taken the world by storm. COVID-19 is a member of the coronavirus family, which has never been detected in humans before. There are seven known...
THE CONTINUING OPIOID EPIDEMIC
Getting treatment for an opioid use disorder will hopefully in turn reduce the number of overdoses and deaths related to opioid use.
Despite increased public awareness...
BULLYING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Oftentimes when we think of bullying, an ordinary school room or cafeteria comes to mind. But imagine instead a chat room, or imagine utilizing Facebook to extensively harass and...
FEELING DEPRESSED? TEN GUIDELINES FOR STARTING DEPRESSION RECOVERY
Depression is a serious problem that leads to relapse for many recovering people. The book, Depression and Relapse, helps people understand how similar tools can be used to treat...
HOW FAMILY MEMBERS CAN MOVE FROM FEAR TO LOVE AND HELP THEMSELVES AND THEIR...
Have you ever seen the X-Men character Wolverine where claws magically emerge from his knuckles when he needs them and then go back in when he doesn’t?
COLLEGE MENTAL HEALTH: A CHECKLIST FOR PARENTS
Be sure to learn more about what resources are available at your child’s college or university to help support their mental health
Approximately four million students...