Addiction is a disease that affects both men and women, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they experience the disease the same way. Men and women respond to drug and alcohol treatment differently. Gender-specific treatment programs can meet each group’s specific needs to help them move forward toward long-term sobriety. Substance Abuse Treatment for Women: It’s...
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Recent research suggests that approximately 10% of people in the United States suffer from some type of substance use problem. It may surprise you to learn that this statistic is the same or higher among medical and healthcare professionals. Michel A. Sucher, MD, past president of the Arizona Society of Addiction Medicine, explains that: “About 10 to 12 percent of...
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A Personal Story Life after drug addiction rehab wasn’t as easy as I expected it to be. I was so excited to get home, but after the first night home, fear crept in. I had no idea what people were going to think of me, if my friends would still hang out with me, and if my parents were going to treat me like I was a teenager. It took six months before I felt...
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The fight against addiction is both external and internal. Internally, the addicted person is waging war against themselves, wanting to end the vicious cycle but not knowing how. They vow this time they might be able to use responsibly and still maintain some semblance of control. This is met with another failed attempt because addiction is not a matter of willpower...
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