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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. During this important month, the mental health and addiction community work to spread a message of inclusion, encourage awareness of mental illness and addiction, and teach the public ways to support their own mental health.[1] The biggest goal of having a month devoted to…

Addiction affects millions of people in the United States and affects every aspect of their health, social lives, and communities. As we begin to understand the issue of addiction more fully, it has become clear that simply treating a person’s body is not enough. While detox is important, it is…

Family relationships can be complex, especially when one or more family members are struggling with addiction. Watching a loved one suffer consequences as a result of their substance abuse isn’t easy, and living with an addict or alcoholic can be even harder. And, people who struggle with addiction often get…

Addiction touches many people’s lives, either personally or the life of a loved one. If someone you love has made the life-changing decision to seek help for an addiction, your first instinct may be to want to visit them. Visiting a loved one in rehab can be a wonderful way…