For people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), life can be rough to navigate, even during everyday situations. Women with PTSD have unique experiences and symptoms…
Self-medication happens when someone uses substances like drugs or alcohol to manage distressing physical or mental health symptoms, without a prescription or medical guidance. In…
When someone has a substance use disorder, their relationships with family, friends, and partners will suffer. Often, the most important relationship in their lives is…
When someone abuses amphetamines, whether they’re taking methamphetamines (meth) or abusing prescription medication, they’re endangering their physical and mental health. Because of the drugs’ addictive…
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a complex, progressive disease that doctors are still trying to understand. However, the medical community has made progress in learning…
An alcohol detox center gets your addiction recovery started by supporting you as you go through alcohol withdrawal. As a rule, most withdrawal symptoms will…
The opioid family of substances includes some of the nation’s most widely prescribed medications. These substances are also frequent targets of abuse or misuse. In…
Alzheimer’s disease is the world’s most common form of dementia. Most people develop this condition later in life. However, others develop early-onset Alzheimer’s. This version…
Like millions of people across the U.S., you may have a prescription for a benzodiazepine or benzo. Sedative medications in this category can provide treatment…
Many people feel at least somewhat anxious in social situations. People with these feelings generally remain healthy and functional most of the time. However, in…