Addiction

Updated June 19, 2023 As the rates of diagnoses for anxiety and related disorders continue to rise in individuals from adolescent through adult age, so does the [...]

Opioid addiction in the United States reached epidemic proportions in 2017, prompting the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to declare it a public health emergency [...]

Adderall is a stimulant commonly prescribed by doctors to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It’s prescribed so often that many people may not think of it [...]

If there’s one drug that’s constantly portrayed in media, it’s cocaine. From Scarface to The Wolf of Wall Street, there’s no shortage of movies that sensationalize cocaine. [...]

Benzodiazepines, also known as benzos, are used to treat anxiety, seizures and insomnia. Opioids are pain medications that can also produce a feeling of euphoria, which means [...]

For individuals in treatment for addiction to opiates, heroin and a wide array of prescription opioids, Suboxone can be a life-saving part of recovery. However, many people [...]