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Relapse, in a broad sense of the word, is defined as “falling back into a former state, or returning to an active phase of a disease after a partial recovery.” Maybe the biggest key to this [...]

These stories are told by our neighbors, co-workers, and friends all the time. Heroin not only takes the life of the person using it and destroys it, but it affects everyone around the addict [...]

Do 12-step programs work? While the first one has been around since the 1930s, our Clearbrook rehab in Massachusetts is looking into the efficacy of this method.

Alcohol is as serious as any drug that is out there on the streets or in our pharmacies. Alcohol still remains the most highly abused drugs in the United States today. Many family members, [...]

We all have to work. Getting a job when you are first getting sober, or even years into sobriety, can be tricky in regards to what to tell your prospective new employer, what they can ask you, [...]

Recently one of the largest heroin seizures in the country occurred in Queens, New York. Reports state that two men from Guatemala were found to be in possession of 48 kilograms of heroin in the [...]

threatening disease. Heroin addiction and any addiction to alcohol and drugs is a sickness. It is a sickness that can be treated. With the right help and the willingness to get better, there is [...]

The epidemic of Heroin Addiction is being addressed in a big way at Super Bowl 50. On Sunday, at halftime of the Super Bowl, an ad about what heroin is doing to people’s lives is going to air.

The thing I find truly fascinating and intriguing is that Physician Impairment Programs, which are designed to help Doctors stop drinking or taking drugs, don't allow Physicians to participate in [...]

Crystal meth is literally in our backyards in Luzerne County. Yesterday on Church St in Dallas PA, a meth lab was discovered and destroyed by federal and local authorities. A warrant was served [...]