Depression is an illness that can be mild or chronic. It is a state in which an individual has ongoing and uncontrolled feelings that are associated with hopelessness and unhappiness. Although these are not uncommon emotions, when a person has depression the feelings do not resolve themselves, nor ...
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Recovering From Addiction
Recovering From Addiction People all around the world, from every walk of life, suffer from addiction to drugs and alcohol. Although recovery from addiction is a challenge, treatment and support can help you free yourself from the pain of substance abuse. Knowledge about your options for ...
How to Manage Stress
Every life includes some stress. It is important to learn how to manage stress in day-to-day life. A small amount of stress can be helpful, giving us energy and mental focus that we need to achieve our goals. However, large amounts of ongoing stress can be problematic and even lead to health ...
Teaching Kids about Drug Abuse
Illicit drug use among adolescents has increased steadily since the early 1990s. Children and teens in today's society have easier access to alcohol, tobacco and drugs, meaning substance abuse starts even earlier in life than in past years. As adolescence is a time when many children begin ...
A Guide to Mental Health and Wellness for a Stress Free Life
Stress is an inescapable response to life's hardships, such as financial woes, relationship disputes, workplace demands, and internal conflict. Everybody encounters stressful situations in their lives which effect their mental health and wellness, from the time they wake up until they go to ...
Common Relapse Excuses and How to Shut Them Down
As a licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor, I want every addict to recover successfully. However, I know recovery isn't easy. Research even suggests that up to 80 percent of recovering addicts relapse within the first year of sobriety. You can be part of the 20 percent who stay sober when you ...
Mental Health Resource Guide
The beliefs behind a mental illness are often plagued with uninformed misconceptions. A mental illness takes place in the brain and can manifest itself in the way a person thinks, acts, or behaves. Use these mental health resources to better understand the diseases that are capable of plaguing the ...
Being Smart and Avoiding Drugs and Alcohol
Your old drinking buddies invite you over to watch the big game. Co-workers ask if you want to celebrate birthdays at a local bar. An unexpected bill creates stress that won't go away. How will you handle these temptations? Whether you're celebrating a week or a dozen years of sobriety, I can ...
KTLA News Segment on Women and Addiction
Earlier last month, KTLA's Lu Parker interviewed Morningside Recovery's Community Director Lisa Harper and Clinical Director Dr. Gerald Grosso, as well as ARISE Interventions founder Dr. Judith Landau, for a segment on women and addiction, and how the progressive roles in our society have ...
