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Addiction is very common in the United States. Statistics from The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reports that in 2010 8.7% of the population aged 12 and older have been diagnosed with an addiction. Approximately 1 million of these individuals sought treatment at a substance abuse treatment facility. The same report mentions […]

Common sense has long dictated that parenting makes a big difference in a person’s life. Popular magazines have made a lot of money publishing tips on how to be a better parent or how to survive the poor parenting you received as a child. Intuitively, we understand that certain parenting skills may factor into whether

Drug or alcohol abuse in a family wreaks havoc on all family members. While the addict may be physically damaging his or her body, the rest of the family feels the emotional effects. Spouses commonly over-function for the addict. Children can learn unhealthy coping patterns. Often the situation at home gets very dysfunctional before the

New research on the topic of substance abuse comes out monthly in academic journals. One such topic which has new research regularly forthcoming is the effect of one’s childhood on their substance abuse as an adult. Substance abuse treatment facilities and academic sources continue to look for patterns of behavior to predict the need for