First, if you’re recently leaving a rehab stay or have just wrapped up an outpatient program, a sober living facility may provide you with the structure you need. In some instances, rehab facilities may refer…

However, a doctor should recommend the best type of treatment for each person since the severity and presentation can vary from person to person. It can also ultimately lead to relationship difficulties as well as…

Compulsive behaviors and the need for rapid reward are likely to surface and intensify as the substance use disorder progresses. Even when an individual detoxifies from a substance, the reward system in the brain can…

Drinking alcohol can dehydrate you, and it’s one of the main reasons you can get a hangover. This is because alcohol is a diuretic, which is a substance that induces diuresis or additional urine output.…

"It's a disease of isolation, so you're in a house together with other people, hopefully on the same path." During a recent visit to the Kelly House in Wakefield -- one of the estimated 300 to 400…