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Pennsylvania is almost the mirror image of Florida when comparing drug and alcohol addiction trends. Overall, the state of Pennsylvania can claim the lowest rates of alcohol abuse, as well as a below national rate of abuse of prescription painkillers (obtained either legally or illicitly).  Marijuana use is one are more...

Bible-Belt doesn’t mean Addiction Free Each year more than 50,000 South Carolinians receive direct intervention and treatment services for drug and alcohol problems. While this is lower than the national average, it is still a significant problem for this small state with population of 4.5 million. North Carolina more...

National stats and a quick view of Florida were covered in our last blog. Now let’s move north for look at the alcohol and drug addiction issues Connecticut, New York and New Jersey are currently facing. The most recent state-specific surveys done by SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrati more...

Drug and alcohol addiction strikes hard nationally, but there are some differences from region-to-region.  Our next few blogs will explore regional addictions to drugs and alcohol. Some of the important national survey data released at the end of 2010 gave us the good news that teenagers are using less tobacco, met more...

Alumni associations that support people in the lifelong recovery period of a drug and alcohol addiction are successful only when they are dynamic and relevant. The Recovery Place Alumni Foundation presents a successful program using the most current support techniques and technology: — Continual support post-re more...

"I'm ready for Rehab! But which center is right for me?" Too much information! And too many places to choose from! So just how do you make an informed decision about the drug and alcohol rehab center that is best for you?  How do you find the right place that will give you the rehab success and give you your lif more...

Here we are in what has come to be called “No Year”—that shady side of Christmas and sunny side of the New Year.  Around the globe the resolutions are humming into full gear:  weight, work, you name it, everyone has that inevitable pre-promise list of changes started. Maybe you have just one thing on the lis more...

The holiday season is upon us yet again, and it can be a tough time for families dealing with a loved one suffering from alcohol or drug addiction. I've been there and lived through it, and I know it's no picnic. One of the biggest struggles faced this time of year is what to do about a family member currently in tr more...

Once every 50 minutes.  A fact. At this moment, less than an hour from now, someone will be receiving a phone call that will change every other minute for the rest of their lives.  The call with the news that someone they love has died in a car accident involving alcohol—or the call telling them that someone the more...

Stress is a major player in every holiday season.  By knowing this up-front, you and your addicted loved one can get a plan in place to avoid relapse during a season when opportunities and urges to relapse escalate. Opportunities to give in to temptation are everywhere you look during the Holiday Season: Holida more...