Types of Addiction: From Alcohol to Prescription Drugs
In today’s complex world, addiction has emerged as a significant public health concern affecting millions of individuals and families across the globe. According to recent statistics from 2025, approximately 48.5 million Americans aged 12 and older (about 17.1% of this population) experienced a substance use disorder in the past year, highlighting the widespread nature of […]
Understanding Addiction: The Science Behind Substance Abuse
In the complex landscape of human health challenges, addiction stands as one of the most misunderstood conditions. At Sobriety Resources, we believe that understanding the scientific foundations of addiction is crucial for effective treatment and recovery. The journey to sobriety begins with knowledge—comprehending how substances hijack the brain’s natural processes and why breaking free requires […]
Is It Addiction? Recognize the Warning Signs & When to Get Help
Addiction is more complex than simply using substances or engaging in behaviors frequently. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) defines addiction as “a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences. People with addiction use substances or engage in behaviors that become compulsive and […]
Understanding Addiction — Awareness, Education & Prevention
Addiction doesn’t discriminate. It affects people from all walks of life—executives in corner offices, students in dormitories, parents in suburban homes, and individuals struggling with homelessness. In the United States alone, over 20 million people battle substance use disorders annually, with countless others facing behavioral addictions that significantly impact their lives and relationships. This comprehensive […]
Why the Disease Definition of Addiction Does Far More Harm Than Good
Among other problems, it has obstructed other channels of investigation, including the social, psychological and societal roots of addiction By Marc Lewis on February 9, 2018 Over the past year and a half, Scientific American has published a number of fine articles arguing that addiction is not a disease, that drugs are not the cause of addiction, and that social and societal factors are […]
Eric Clapton Talks Addiction, Cream’s Brilliance, the Future of the Guitar
The guitar icon looks back on his turbulent history, as chronicled in new doc ‘Life in 12 Bars,’ and ahead to what’s next By David Fricke December 4, 2017 Directed by Lili Fini Zanuck, Life in 12 Bars also has extraordinary footage of Clapton onstage with Cream in the Sixties and revealing interviews with the women […]
Fergie reveals past crystal meth addiction caused hallucinations ‘on a daily basis’
BY NICOLE BITETTE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, December 7, 2017, 7:40 AM Fergie is coming clean about the lowest point of her life — a crystal meth addiction. The Black Eye Peas star struggled with an addiction to the drug prior to her time in the group, she told iNews in an interview published Thursday. […]
Heroin: Mom struggles to help addicted daughter
September 22, 2014 ORANGEBURG – Every alert — every buzz, every ring — from Jayne Read’s phone brings a surge of dread.”I think it’s going to tell me my daughter is dead,” she said. Read said her middle daughter, Carmen, is 23 years old and deep into heroin addiction. She is petite — 91 pounds […]
Addiction and National Health: The Effect of the Crisis
By Kayly Lange There are many encouraging aspects of American health: cancer and heart disease deaths are going down, technology and medication are improving at a substantial rate, water consumption is out-pacing soda consumption, and Americans are eating more vegetables than ever. Yet last year, for the first time in decades, the U.S. life expectancy […]
The Stigma of Addiction Is More Dangerous Than Drug Overdoses
People in recovery aren’t feeding the stigma. It comes from people who don’t understand addiction. 07/14/2017 12:24 pm ET Updated Jul 14, 2017 Warning: graphic material There’s this look people get when I tell them I’m a heroin addict. It’s a blank, panicked stare. As though I’d delivered some fatal news. It’s Stage Four, I […]
