Taking a Deeper Look at Addiction and Disease

Posted January 24, 2022 No comments |Addiction, Substance Abuse

Last week NPR published an article titled, “’The Urge’ says calling addition a disease is misleading”, written by Jeevika Verma. This thought-provoking take on why we should reconsider classifying addiction as a disease seeks to encourage people to be more mindful about the language we choose when discussing addiction and recovery. In his new book, […]

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How Long Does it Take to Get Addicted to Alcohol

How Long Does it Take to Get Addicted to Alcohol

Posted October 10, 2019 No comments |Addiction, Alcohol

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports over 15 million adults, and over 620,000 youth between the ages of 12 and 17, in the United States suffer from an alcohol abuse disorder. 12.5% of these substance abusers are college students. Alcohol abuse disorder is a combination of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence, or […]

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Addiction in College Students

Addiction in College Students: 6 Alarming Facts

Posted August 23, 2019 No comments |Addiction

College life for some students can include binge drinking and abusing drugs. This type of behavior can lead to students becoming addicted. The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s most recent survey revealed college students are using not just one substance, but multiple. Some are using every day, others within the past month. For example, 5.2% […]

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