There are so many reasons why someone might abuse alcohol and/or drugs. If you or someone that you know has a substance abuse disorder, learning more about how it can affect a person’s mental health can be beneficial. Not only can it help you to better understand addiction, but it can help you to see …
Starting in 2011, October was determined to be National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. It is a month where professionals, parents, educators and others bring awareness to and about the health effects from substance abuse. During this month, there are talks about individual addictions and community-wide epidemics. Basically, National Substance Abuse Prevention Month was created to …
The way heroin impacts a person’s body is going to depend on many factors including stature, sex, weight, existing health status, amount of drugs taken, how drugs were taken, how long someone was abusing drugs, whether they take other substances with the heroin and whether they have any mental health conditions. While some heroin effects …
Alcohol and Depression Treatment Depression is a major mental health disorder that is affecting millions of people around the world. It is much more than just feeling unhappy. Many people who struggle with depression have a difficult time in all aspects of their life. Not only that, but due to depression, many people will self-medicate …
Just under 300 million adults and children live with depression, you are not alone, and neither is your loved one.
