Sylvie Stacy

How to Stage an Intervention for Drug or Alcohol Addiction

Watching a loved one struggle with addiction can be a painful experience. You want to help ease their suffering so badly but you may not...

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Is There a Future for Safe Injection or Safe Drug Consumption Sites?

If you or a loved one is dealing with substance use disorders, it’s important to reduce the risk of dangerous outcomes that accompany drugs. One...

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The Rise of Synthetic Drugs 

The United States has waged a war on drugs for many decades. But the crisis took a new turn in 2017 when the drug epidemic...

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Co-Occurring Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Substance Use Disorder

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and addiction sometimes co-occur which means that a person has both conditions. This page will explain the common symptoms of OCD,...

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Psychedelic Therapy for Addiction

LSD, MDMA and magic mushrooms. This isn’t a list of things that were confiscated at a music festival. These might each have reputations as scandalous...

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What is an Eating Disorder?

Eating disorders are mental health disorders involving unhealthy relationships with food that negatively impact the body or weight. Various eating disorders also adversely affect a...

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Chronic Pain: Addiction and Management

What is Chronic Pain? There is no single definition of chronic pain. But pain that persists or recurs for three or more months and negatively...

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Addiction Treatment

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was developed by an American psychologist named Dr. Marsha Linehan. Her goal was to create a therapy for women who experienced...

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Gabapentin: Uses, Side Effects, and Abuse

What Is Gabapentin? According to one report, gabapentin is the 10th most prescribed medicine in the United States. Chemically speaking, its structure is similar to GABA,...

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What is Cross Tolerance?

Cross tolerance is different from building tolerance to a drug. It’s important to distinguish between the two; drug tolerance and cross tolerance are related and...

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The Role of Grief and Loss in Addiction

How Unresolved Grief Can Lead to Substance Use Disorder Everyone experiences grief at one point or another. Grief is a heavy emotion associated with the...

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12 Promises of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

Chapter 6 of Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism, more commonly referred to as Alcoholics Anonymous’ Big Book,...

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The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

What Is the Big Book of AA? The “Big Book” is the foundational text for Alcoholics Anonymous that was first published in 1939. The book...

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What is Cocaine Anonymous?

Cocaine Anonymous is also known as CA. The organization was founded in Los Angeles back in 1982. CA is a peer program consisting of 12...

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Motivational Interviewing for Substance Use Disorder

We’ve all experienced crossroads moments at some point in our lives. We’ve all had times when we realized it was time to make a change....

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Addiction Treatment

There are numerous treatment approaches for substance use disorder, and different techniques work best for different people. One of the most commonly used approaches, which...

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Dual Diagnosis Treatment: Understanding Addiction and Mental Health

Co-occurring disorders, also known as comorbid disorders or dual diagnosis, are common among people suffering from an addiction syndrome.

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The Complete Guide to Inpatient Rehab: Treatment, Cost, and Lasting Recovery

Inpatient rehab is the best option for someone who requires a controlled environment and who has attempted and failed to recover on their own.

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