Am I Enabling an Alcoholic?

When there is an addict in your family, whether it is your spouse, parent, sibling, or child, it is understandable to want to attempt to help and support them. You may ask yourself, “Am I Enabling An Alcoholic?” Unfortunately, trying to help for your loved one when they are struggling with a substance abuse disorder […]

Trauma and Addiction Treatment Benefits

Thankfully, there are several benefits of trauma and addiction treatment. When traumatic events occur during childhood or as an adult, it alters how you view the world and view yourself. For instance, before a traumatic event, you may have trusted people explicitly and without questioning them. After the traumatic event, you may no longer trust […]

The Effects of Parental Substance Abuse on Children

Substance abuse disorders ruin lives by the impacts the addiction has on families. Parental substance abuse on children can impact their emotional and physical well-being. Their addiction can make it difficult for parents to effectively care for their children and provide them with essential needs like food, clothing, and shelter.  Recent statistics show that one […]

How Does Alcoholism Affect Families?

When someone is addicted to alcohol, they are not the only one who suffers from this disease, but how does alcoholism affect families? Alcoholism impacts anyone that is a part of the alcoholic’s family, including their spouse, children, siblings, parents, and close family friends. As such, alcohol use disorder is often referred to as a […]

The Atlanta Opioid Epidemic

The Atlanta opioid epidemic did not happen overnight. The epidemic started in the 1990s when opioids received FDA approval for use as prescription painkillers. Pharmaceutical companies were overjoyed as it allowed them to market the drugs and encourage physicians, not just in Atlanta but throughout the United States. Initially, since physicians believed the pharmaceutical companies […]