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Substance abuse treatment offers information on different types of substance abuse, how to know if you have a substance abuse problem, and what types of treatment are available for alcohol or drug abuse. If you or a loved one seems to be struggling with alcohol or drugs, we hope these articles help you find a path to recovery.
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Subtance Abuse Treatment Articles
The most recent articles on substance abuse are listed below. Please also use the categories on the left navigation bar to find articles on substance abuse by topic.
Articles from April 2009
- Glamorous Portrayals of Alcohol and Marketing to Women Encourage Drinking
The media often portrays drinking as glamorous and sophisticated, and this attitude can feed the denial of those who abuse alcohol more...
- Recession and Increased Drinking: Alcoholism on the Rise
An industry study demonstrates that Americans are buying more alcoholic drinks in the economic downturn than they did the year before when the country was enjoying strong growth. more...
- Common Misconceptions About Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol use is so prevalent in our society that notions about its abuse are bound to occur. In fact, we may harbor some misconceptions ourselves about alcohol abuse. Its time to set the record straight. more...
- What Drives People to Do Drugs?
What really does drive people to do drugs? A better question might be, why does anyone get involved in doing drugs in the first place? By doing drugs, we mean abusing drugs, not simply following a doctors prescription for medication to treat a specified condition. Even with a prescription, however, many people can easily get into trouble by becoming reliant, and then, addicted, to prescription medication. more...
- Latest Alcohol Treatment Options
During the past 15 years, increasing awareness of and attention to the problem of alcohol addiction in the U.S. has resulted in many new programs and therapies. more...
- Latest Drug Treatment Options
Along with the traditional methods of drug treatment, including residential treatment, medical detoxification, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient programs (IOP), counseling, sober living and aftercare, several new forms of treatment have begun to show some success. Theres even promising new research offering yet another drug addiction treatment method on the horizon. more...
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