Counselors must be prepared to offer effective services for adolescent clients who use substances. Motivational Interviewing ...

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus discusses what addiction is, including what may cause it and how empathy is a key part of treating it.

In medicine, there is a general concern that too high a dose may have toxic effects. However, as many clinicians and researchers have observed, using too low a dose of some treatments can also lead to ...

Depending on where you live, the concept may be called adult family homes, board and care homes ... What you won’t find is the same level of care as in a nursing home. Group homes are licensed by ...

To avoid pain medicine addiction you should: Take the drug exactly as your doctor prescribes. Tell your doctor about any personal or family history of drug abuse or addiction; this will help them ...

After 44 years, Scanlon Automotive Group, a family-owned business in Southwest Florida, is passing the torch to new owners. The Scanlon family expressed gratitude to their customers, employees ...

It never sat right with Pam Lanhart that her teenage son was labeled an addict. And it’s an experience that drove her to create Thrive Family Recovery Resources.

“Even your own friends and family, when it happens, everybody's there for you. And then after the funeral, it's like, get over it. We don't want to hear about it no more. This group never gets ...

Understanding the realities of addiction helps family and friends respond with compassion rather ... Traditional inpatient or group-based models are being joined by digital options that offer ...

Tribal leaders and the Pike family say she was punished for being a victim by being sent to the Mesa group home more than 100 miles from her house on the reservation. DCS, law enforcement ...

the nonprofit didn’t have the funds for major repairs or upgrades — a familiar story for many addiction treatment clinics and rehabilitation centers. Staff have to limit the size of group ...

(Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) A year after California voters approved a huge bond to build more treatment centers for people wracked by addiction and mental health conditions — including ...