And consider joining a support group such as Alcoholics Anonymous. It might be helpful to choose a meaningful date like a special event, birthday, or anniversary. Being close to someone addicted to alcohol can bring an immense amount of stress into your life. A lot of emotions — frustration, sadness, bitterness and more — may whirl […]

The committee believes that primary prevention of drug use is an important national goal, but questions remain as to whether even substantial improvement in primary prevention would reduce injection behavior. Because many people report smoking marijuana and relatively few go on to inject heroin or other injectable drugs, the efficiency of attempts to stop marijuana […]

An alcohol binge can occur over hours or last up to several days. Alcohol poisoning is a serious — and sometimes deadly — result of drinking large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time. Drinking too much too quickly can affect breathing, heart rate, body temperature and gag reflex. These early perceptions often […]