Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) is a type of behavioral therapy aimed at decreasing the likelihood of someone returning to abusing substances or alcohol. It [...]

Narcan is part of a class of pharmaceuticals known as opioid antagonists. Opioid antagonists like Narcan block the effects of pain-relieving and highly addictive drugs [...]

Addiction is a chronic disease, and long-term drug use can lead to chemical dependency to drugs or alcohol. Inpatient or medical detox is often recommended [...]

You do everything in your power to keep your children safe, but it’s impossible for any parent to be present at every moment. Even the [...]

When you’re considering therapy as part of your recovery program, you may be at a complete loss of where to start. Or maybe you think [...]

Have you found yourself struggling to get through addiction treatment? Or have you relapsed, but dread returning to the same rehab you've done before? Chances [...]

Beginning the process of seeking help with drug and alcohol issues is many times an emotional strain and a scary ordeal for all of those [...]

It is widely known that there is an ongoing opioid epidemic with nearly 2 million people battling a prescription opioid addiction. Communities are fighting this [...]

Regardless of where you go for addiction treatment, you can expect to participate in group and individual counseling, be involved in some form of [...]

The opioid epidemic has placed an emphasis on helping those with opioid use disorders not only seek treatment, but stay in treatment. There are many [...]

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) estimates that up to 36 million people around the world are addicted to opioids, which includes prescription painkillers [...]

Successfully treating a drug or alcohol addiction is all about changing your life from the inside out—and from the outside in. Addiction treatment amenities and [...]

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Pennsylvania has the third highest employment level in the country for addiction treatment counselors.1 Job openings for [...]

Does addiction treatment or punishment helps those with substance use issues more? We examine both sides to see what works best long-term.

Deaths from drug overdose reached an all-time high in 2015. Such deaths have been increasing steadily over the last two decades, but the increase in [...]

Making the Choice I wasn’t sure what desperation truly felt like until those last days of using. At that very moment, it felt like [...]