Jail vs. Treatment for Drug Offenders

The addiction to drugs is a difficult thing for any individual to deal with.  Often, addiction leads to the decline of a person’s well-being, financial security, and health.  Drug addicts have a hard time keeping a job, their families suffer … Continue reading

Nanotechnology May Help with Addiction Treatment

In the war against drugs and drug addiction, there are many struggles that physicians face as they try to help patients overcome their addiction.  We now know that most drugs actually change the user’s brain so that it physically craves … Continue reading

Ibogaine for Treating Drug Addiction

The debate about the safety of Ibogaine has gone on for years.  Some people think it is the greatest drug ever found for addiction treatment and can’t imagine why anyone wouldn’t give it a second thought.  Other people believe that … Continue reading

A Tribute to Father Joseph Martin

This week we mourn the death of Father Joseph Martin, an inspiration for many who are recovering from substance abuse and alcoholism.  This co-founder of Father Martin’s Ashley was an icon in the substance abuse treatment industry, helping millions of … Continue reading

Connections between Poverty, Substance Abuse, and Child Abuse

The stories are heartbreaking; young children enduring painful physical and emotional abuse at the hands of their parents, and no one finding out about it until years later.  It has been suggested for a while now that poverty and substance … Continue reading