by Valiant | Jan 18, 2016 | Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse, teen drug use
The 2015 Monitoring the Future survey from the National Institute of Health has shown that teen drug trends and substance abuse among adolescents has stayed stable or even declined some from past years. This survey showed that there was a decrease among the use of...
by Valiant | Jan 15, 2016 | Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, teen drug use
Substance use disorders are considered mental health disorders, and they involve the use of a specific substance that follows a problematic pattern and that impairs the individual in their daily life or causes them severe distress. An individual who shows symptoms of...
by Valiant | Dec 25, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, relapse prevention
Christmas is here and all of us at Valiant Recovery want to wish you Happy Holidays and a successful recovery during this time of year. The stress of the holiday season can make relapse a bigger risk than at almost any other time of year but this does not have to...
by Valiant | Dec 21, 2015 | Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, medical studies, teen drug use
A new study by researchers at Duke University shows that teens who witness substance abuse are more likely to engage in short term antisocial behavior, and this antisocial behavior typically occurs on the same day that the substance abuse was witnessed. The risk of...
by Valiant | Dec 18, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse
The last few months of the year tend to go quickly because of the year end holidays. First there is Thanksgiving, then Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, and then New Year’s Eve. This can be a very rough time of year for anyone who has an alcohol addiction because...
by Valiant | Dec 14, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse
No one chooses to become addicted to drugs or alcohol however this happens more often than many people realize. When you care about someone who is battling with addiction you may feel frustrated and helpless but there are things that you can do. Instead of buying the...
