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What Social Factors and Stigmas Contribute to Addiction in Rural Communities?

Life in rural America is not the idyllic opportunity long represented in movies and television. Limited access to gainful employment, […]

It is a sad and unfortunate national statistic that the genes with which you are born account for half of

Watching any of your loved ones going through difficult phases in their lives is unspeakably devastating. Closer to home, having

Drug and alcohol addiction is one of the loneliest diseases on the planet. The very nature of the disease often

Alcoholism takes a devastating toll both on the person who suffers from it and their family and friends. When you

Addiction recovery is one of the most challenging things a person may endure. Mental and physical withdrawals will often attempt

it’s been six years since Beacon Health Strategies and ValueOptions merged to form the largest privately-held company of its type

Relationships are much like a drug addiction. When you fall in love, you give yourself mind, body, and soul to

Have you experienced a black out while drinking? Studies show that you’re not alone: around the world, more than 50

Benzodiazepines are a commonly abused class of drugs. They include those drugs that help to temporarily reduce anxiety, an effect