It’s easy to confuse sober living houses with rehab centers or halfway houses, but there are some stark differences among them. Rehab centers offer intensive recovery programs that help residents overcome addictions by…

Sober living houses that accommodate patients in the addiction treatment process should, ideally, have a support worker residing within the property. According to interviews with activists, former patients and Arizona officials, the small…

Extensive planning increases the odds that a behavior change program will result in behavior change if appropriately implemented. We cannot know if that has succeeded until we measure the behavior and compare it…

Alcohol may affect how people react to their environment creating an aggressive response when triggered. Something as minor as a bad day, a misspoken word, or if a person is harboring pent-up frustrations…

Because it is unclear what constitutes a “biopsychosocial disease” or the “complex disease” of TMD in the first place, it is not clear what observed heterogeneity and comorbidity mean for the TMD construct.…

Once you leave a rehabilitation program, you may face challenges and temptations that can lead to relapse. Aftercare programs are designed to give individuals ongoing assistance and continued support to maintain long-term sobriety.…

One study published in the Journal of Health Communication found the “Not Me, Not Now” campaign in Monroe County, New York, was strongly connected to a decline in teen pregnancy rates for that…

Dealing effectively with interpersonal problems in the family, and improving communication and avoiding conflicts have been effectively employed in the Indian context16,17. Harm reduction may also be well-suited for people with high-risk drug…