The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first mobile medical app to help people suffering substance use disorders (SUDs) from ... Read More
Substance Abuse
Alcohol & Diabetes: What You Should Know
Having diabetes does not mean you have to give up alcohol – not if your diabetes is well controlled. In fact, adults with diabetes should ... Read More
Here’s What Happens To Your Brain & Body During An Overdose [VIDEO]
Each day in the U.S. 91 people die from an opioid-related overdose, and the numbers are increasing. In observance of International Overdose ... Read More
Remembering Bobbi Kristina: “I Have An Angel Around Me”
The past few years have been a rollercoaster ride emotionally for R&B singer Bobby Brown. He’s had his run-ins with the law over drug ... Read More
Maia Campbell: From The Bottom Up
Beautiful actress Maia Campbell seems to have had a rocky road towards stardom. She burst onto the scene in the LLCool J-led sitcom, In The ... Read More
BREAKING: Pills Cause Massive Overdose In Georgia
There is a drug that has hit the southern and central parts of Georgia that has already taken the lives of the same number who died from ... Read More
DNA Testing & The Genetics Of Being Black In Addiction
Anyone who has watched the PBS series Finding Your Roots has probably seen the pie charts showing how many ethnicities go into the make up ... Read More
Legalized Marijuana: Fact vs Fiction
Canadians are rejoicing this week as laws have passed legalizing marijuana to ALL of Canada. Yes, now in the entire country, weed is ... Read More
Charlie Wilson: In It To Win It
If James Brown was the hardest-working man in show business, Charlie Wilson is running a close second in the latest chapter of his life. ... Read More
Virginia Warned Of Rise In Hepatitis C & HIV After Spike In Injection Drug Use
An opioid epidemic in Virginia may be the beginning of other alarming health concerns, such as a rise in hepatitis C and HIV cases, ... Read More
If You Have HIV Smoking May Be Worse Than The Virus, Study Finds
If you’re an HIV patient and smoker, chances are the tobacco is more deadly than the actual virus. A recent study looked at whether ... Read More
Supporting Your Loved One Through Recovery
The addiction or substance abuse recovery process is very challenging for the person going through it, and the family members or loved ones ... Read More