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From the White House to Your House: A Different Approach to Heroin Addiction

September 11, 2015 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Addiction, News and Research

After decades of a mindset that treated incarceration as the most fitting response to drug use, signs are adding up that the nation is getting serious about giving treatment a chance. Among indications of this attitude change is the recent White House announcement of a Heroin Response Strategy that pairs health and law enforcement officials …

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8 Ways Your Drinking Is Affecting Your Kids

September 10, 2015 / By / Alcohol Abuse

Heavy drinking in functional adults often begins as a way to relax. You need that glass of wine at the end of a long day to unwind, right? The next thing you know it’s two, then three glasses before you can finally feel like yourself again. You start drinking so much that you’re not sleeping …

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Which Prescription Medications Do College Students Abuse?

September 10, 2015 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Prescription Drugs

In the U.S., several classes of mind-altering prescription medications are abused by a small but significant portion of the total population. Examples of the most commonly abused medications include opioid painkillers, stimulants and sedative-hypnotics (also known as tranquilizers). In a study scheduled for publication in 2014 in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, researchers from …

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How Does Emotion Regulation Group Therapy Help People With BPD?

September 10, 2015 / By / Borderline Personality

Recent evidence from a group of American researchers indicates that a treatment called emotion regulation group therapy helps people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) avoid self-harming behavior by improving their emotional control. People with borderline personality disorder typically have a seriously reduced ability to control their emotional reactions to a wide range of daily circumstances. …

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Infidelity: Inside the Allure of Ashley Madison

September 9, 2015 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Sex Addiction

It was the data dump heard round the world. In August, hackers of Ashley Madison, a dating site for people hoping to have extramarital affairs, made good on their threat to release a mountain of information that purported to include members’ email addresses and sexual preferences.

Why Do Women Get Addicted to Cybersex?

September 8, 2015 / By / Sex Addiction

Cybersex addiction is the term for a condition that shares features of two forms of behavioral addiction — sex addiction and Internet addiction. While there is no agreement on the precise definition of these ailments in the U.S., mounting evidence supports their presence in a small but sizable portion of the general population. In a …

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Close to One Third of Children with Bipolar Disorder May Also Have Autism

September 8, 2015 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Personality Disorders

Bipolar disorder (BPD) shows up in around one percent of all children. The disorder is marked by extreme mood swings ranging from mania (high energy and euphoria) to depression. BPD also produces flashes of anger and even aggression. Irritability and aggressiveness are also common to autism.

Five Ways Addiction Could Be Damaging Your Family

September 6, 2015 / By / Addiction Treatment, Family Resources

It’s no surprise that an addict’s behavior affects people around her, but did you realize just how much it impacts your family? Whether the addict is a parent, a child, a spouse, a sibling, or an extended relative, the addiction causes serious and lasting changes to everyone involved. If someone in your family is struggling …

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Can I Get Addicted to Marijuana?

September 5, 2015 / By / Marijuana

As more voters decide to make recreational marijuana legal, its safety naturally comes into question. At the top of the list is the question of addiction. Marijuana has long been considered non-addictive, especially when compared to drugs like heroin or cocaine, but is that really true? You may be surprised to hear that you can …

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SAMHSA Encourages Medication-Assisted Addiction Treatment

September 5, 2015 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Addiction Recovery, News and Research

It might seem like an odd concept: using drugs to gain control over drug use. But especially for people addicted to opioids such as heroin or prescription painkillers, medication-assisted treatment with drugs such as Suboxone (a mix of buprenorphine and naloxone) or methadone can save lives.

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