Addiction Is a Community Issue

Aug 5, 2026

Addiction is a Community Issue Why Recovery Requires All of Us When people think about addiction, they often picture it as a personal struggle—one individual battling substance use while family members watch from the sidelines. While addiction certainly affects the...

Isolation and Addiction

Dec 9, 2025

Isolation and Addiction Feeling cut off from the people and routines that usually give life structure is one of the most painful parts of addiction.  Isolation and addiction often develop together because they reinforce one another. The more isolated someone becomes,...

How Does Addiction Change the Brain and Why Does It Happen?

May 28, 2024

How Does Addiction Change the Brain and Why Does It Happen? As concerned parents, siblings, friends, and colleagues, we all wonder – why are they choosing substances over us? What did we do wrong? The answer is not so simple. In fact, substance use disorder is a brain...

Teen Drug Use in Florida

Jan 6, 2023

Teen Drug Use in Florida The National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics reports that, as of 2019, teenagers in Florida are 5.5% less likely to use drugs in a given month than youth elsewhere in the United States. While that’s good news in one respect, hundreds of...

The Connection Between Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Dec 29, 2022

The Connection Between Mental Health and Substance Abuse Throughout the society we live in today, the stigma involving mental health treatment deters individuals from reaching out for help; mental health symptoms, if left untreated can be debilitating. Individuals...

Addiction: Why Can’t They Just Stop?

Nov 17, 2022

Addiction: Why Can’t They Just Stop? If you’ve ever struggled with addiction, or know someone who has, you know how hard it can be to just stop. Whether it’s drug addiction or alcohol addiction, quitting seems impossible. But why is that? Addiction is a...