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Planning a Successful Intervention

5 Strategies for Planning a Successful Intervention

Wednesday, February 19th, 2025

For many people who have a loved one struggling with addiction, an intervention is the best tool available to help that person understand the importance of seeking treatment. These conversations aren’t easy, and if you’re considering having one with a friend or family member, [...]

opioids abuse

Opioids and Love: Understanding America’s Opioid Crisis

Tuesday, January 18th, 2022

Over 75,000 people died from opioid abuse from April 2020 to April 2021. One of the keys to understanding how the prevalence of opioid use is so high is to examine how the brain reacts to opioid use.  Opioids Create Feelings Like Love When using opioids, [...]

Addiction Impacts Families

How Addiction Impacts Families

Monday, November 11th, 2019

Some addiction professionals describe substance use disorders as family diseases. This idea speaks to the many ways that addiction indirectly affects those close to someone with a substance use disorder. Addiction impacts families in many ways, and it can create feelings of abandonment, stress, [...]

Marchman Act

Can Florida’s Marchman Act Help Your Loved One?

Wednesday, September 18th, 2019

Conventional wisdom says that a person with a substance use disorder can only become sober if they are willing to change. Managing an addictive disease is incredibly difficult, so this idea makes sense. However, as the U.S. struggles to deal with the toll of [...]