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This week, an alarming story made national headlines. It signified a dangerous (and often undiscussed) component of America's opioid crisis. Specifically, the lengths people may go to get their medications and how violence is working its way in to this crippling epidemic. The story in question took...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (commonly known as PTSD) and addiction have always been intertwined. In fact, roughly a quarter of the people dealing with drug or alcohol disorders also suffer PTSD. So it's not surprising to see research develop on these two topics, including a new study...
We have often discussed the terrible repercussions an addiction can have on children within a household. They, of course, are victims of this terrible disease as well and undergo a great deal emotional trauma seeing their parent (or parents) suffer. To that point, we thought...
With the opioid crisis in full swing, it is not uncommon for once intact families to be completely torn apart. Whether it's a parent overdosing, a jail sentence or social services stepping in, children are yet another major victim of this epidemic. And now,...
For decades, commercial Public Service Announcements (or PSAs) have told viewers about the dangers of addiction. Now a new promo is hitting the market, showing the true devastation of drinking and driving. As we have mentioned many times before, alcoholism can have a tremendous ripple...
This week, The Guardian website published an interesting article about a phenomenon that mainstream America has yet to latch on to. That would be "Secondhand Drinking" or the collateral damage that beer, wine and spirits can have on people connected to an alcoholic. It...
We look at veterans as heroes. People who have served our country and made incredible sacrifices for American freedom. But tragically, even heroes can fall prey to addiction. And, believe it or not, people who have seen combat may even be more likely. Post Traumatic...
We understand that there are certain addiction-related topics that are very difficult to talk about. And, unfortunately, domestic violence happens to be one of them. It's sad to say, but more often than not abusive spouses have some sort of dependency on drugs or alcohol....
At Valley Recovery Center, we have a wide variety of services, therapies and methods to help get people on the path to recovery. Some are typical withdrawal programs (such as detox) and others a bit more unconventional (like Wolf Therapy or Archery). For us, the...
Every now and then, we come across stories that truly devastate us. As recovery advocates and animal lovers, it is terrible to hear about innocent pets getting subjected to drugs and alcohol. But it is a reality and a subject that deserves attention. One particular story started...
Sometimes it takes a first-person account of addiction to scare people straight. And this month 21-year-old college student Hanna Lottritz did just that, with a brutally honest blog that reached 400,000 readers and profiled her descent into binge drinking. Outlets like The Today Show and US Magazine...
Some interesting statistics were released from the Los Angeles Fire Department last month. Apparently, people with chronic drug and alcohol problems accounted for more than 2,000 911 calls last year. That is far higher than any other category and led to several issues from first...
