The violence in our world is appalling. It surely leaves adults dumbfounded, so it’s no surprise that kids also struggle to hear and understand the [...]

Research has long demonstrated an undeniably strong correlation between trauma and substance abuse. In recent decades, the connection between trauma-related disorders and addiction has become [...]

While raising a teenager can be quite challenging, being a teenager is even more challenging. As adolescents transition from childhood to adulthood, they are navigating [...]

The summer brings a wave of fresh opportunities and pleasant emotions. The warm weather, the collective excitement and the train of relaxing or active social [...]

Mood swings and other symptoms are often dismissed as typical behavior for teenagers, so it’s easy to miss signs of underlying mental health disorders in [...]

CBD is the non-psychoactive component in marijuana, that’s why you can find it in states where cannabis is illegal. It’s increasingly being integrated into a [...]

You just graduated! Congratulations.  Maybe you’ve been celebrating everything you’ve accomplished in the last four years. Or maybe you’ve been too overwhelmed and stressed about [...]

Driving under the influence is a serious crime. Not only are you endangering yourself physically, but you could harm another person or cause damage to [...]

If you’ve never gone through a rehabilitation program before, you might have a lot of questions about the process, and might even be a little [...]

On the surface, drug use might be alluring. The sensations of euphoria, having high-energy and having empathy for others are definitely attractive feelings. When those [...]

For anyone combating a mental illness or substance use addiction, it can be challenging for their friends and family to sit by and watch. As [...]

No one is immune from pain in this world, leaving many of us to develop a variety of coping mechanisms, some of them healthy, while [...]