In a Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Annual Plan and Report released in 2014 it was reported that the number of deaths due to addiction in Pennsylvania in 2012 rose to over 2 thousand. This is over double the amount in comparison to the 895 deaths that occurred in 2002. The primary substance abused in Pennsylvania is opioids. If…
Knowing the symptoms of alcoholism can be the difference between life and death for some people who struggle with it. The problem with alcoholism is that it’s extremely cunning, baffling and powerful, and many don’t understand it. One of the issues with alcoholism is that it affects a person’s ability to be self-aware. A person…
For many families, drug addiction is the elephant in the room. Everyone tries hard to ignore it, including those struggling with the substance abuse problem. When you’re ready to stop playing pretend and learn how to help an addict instead, there is help. If you and your sister suffer from this so-called family disease, now…