Teen substance abuse is a terrifying prospect for any parent. You can’t keep tabs on your teen 24/7, and the risk of them deciding to try drugs or alcohol is always present. However, research shows that the most common time for teens to try a new substance is during the summer. What the Research Shows…
Details
Education efforts on substance abuse tend to leave out one important class of drugs: hallucinogens. Although humanity has used them for various purposes for thousands of years, the average person understands them poorly, and research is still revealing new and surprising information about them. What do hallucinogens do, and how dangerous are they? This guide…
Details
Of the many unfortunate outcomes of substance abuse and addiction, violence is one that has significant ripple effects on families and communities. Whether it’s violence turned inward or channeled into interpersonal conflict and crime, the link is clear. Understanding the complicated relationship between alcohol and violence against oneself or others is crucial in creating effective…
Details
Alcohol is the most commonly used intoxicant, with studies showing that 70 percent of people have had one or more drinks in the past year, and 55 percent of people report drinking in the past month. Despite the many well-known health consequences associated with alcohol consumption, many people put themselves in greater danger by mixing alcohol…
Details
Addiction — the compulsive need to use and abuse drugs — is a severe and life-threatening condition. It strips you of money, relationships, career and health. Sometimes, addiction starts as a way to relax or have fun with friends. Other times, it results from the misuse of prescription medications given after a painful medical procedure. Regardless…
Details
“Mommy juice,” wine mom memes and products with mantras such as “mommy fuel” have stormed the media over the last decade. Glimpsing these messages on billboards, in stores and on the internet, it can become almost second-nature to accept the normalization of alcoholism among mothers — but at what cost? For others, wine mom culture…
Details
Achieving and sustaining sobriety are the ultimate goals for anyone who starts an addiction treatment program. The choice to seek treatment for alcohol abuse is one that changes a life for the better, but even with some research, many people aren’t sure what to expect when getting sober. The first days of sobriety are full of challenges…
Details
We Are Excited to Announce Our Virtual Inspiration Series Together Gateway Foundation, Beacon House and Higher Thought Institute are hosting a four-part webinar series with three highly acclaimed authors and clinicians. Please Join Us For This Four-Part Series with Rob Weiss PhD, LCSW, Colin Ross, M.D. and TJ Woodward Earn 1.5 CE’s from the…
Details
Although American Indians (AI) and Alaskan Natives (AN) make up a small percentage of the U.S. population, they’re disproportionately affected by social problems that contribute to substance use and addiction. According to the 2015 Census, there are about 6.6 million Native Americans representing approximately 2% of the U.S. population. Native Americans are twice as likely…
Details
Asian Americans represent one of the biggest and most diverse ethnic groups in the U.S today. More than 15 million people identified as Asian Americans, according to census data from 2010. This group comprises over 20 sub-entities representing a variety of cultures and languages, including: Chinese Korean Japanese Laotian Vietnamese Cambodian Indonesian Hawaiian Thai Rates of…
Details