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Explore resources on addiction, from recognizing concerns and seeking assessment to understanding treatment and continuing recovery. Find guides on alcohol, drugs, nicotine and behavioral difficulties, alongside information for families and people returning to care. These articles help you prepare informed questions about support that fits your circumstances.
Recovery and relapse prevention: continuing support; Family support for mental health and addiction; Relapse prevention and returning to treatment; Discharge and aftercare planning.
Clinically reviewed byDr. Sarah Boss, MD
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Alcohol and Substance Use in Older Adults: Assessment and Support
Alcohol, prescription medicines, and other substances can affect falls, cognition, and independence in later life. Learn what assessment should cover and how to plan…
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Cannabis and Adolescents: Recognition, Family Support and Treatment
A practical guide to recognizing concerning cannabis use in adolescents, talking without blame, protecting safety, and finding developmentally appropriate assessment and treatment.
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Recovery Beyond Abstinence: Function, Housing, Work and Relationships
Recovery is more than a count of substance-free days. Learn how to review daily functioning, housing, work, relationships, and well-being, then turn those observations…
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Ketamine Addiction Treatment After Detox: Continuing Care
Ketamine addiction treatment after detox connects psychological care and relapse planning with medical follow-up. Learn what to ask about therapy, urinary symptoms, co-occurring conditions,…
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Supporting Someone With Problematic Ketamine Use
Practical guidance for partners, relatives, and friends supporting an adult with problematic ketamine use, including conversations, consent, medical safety, boundaries, and continuing recovery.
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Ketamine, Dissociation and Mental Health: Assessment and Support
Feeling detached after ketamine does not establish a dissociative disorder or explain every mental health symptom. Learn what a careful assessment should explore, how…
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Nicotine Relapse: Returning to a Quit Plan Without Blame
Returning to smoking or vaping does not erase what you learned while quitting. A useful next step is to review the episode, address withdrawal…
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Sports Betting and Trading: Recognizing Gambling-Related Harm
Sports betting and speculative trading can become harmful when control weakens and everyday life suffers. Understand warning signs, diagnostic uncertainty, practical safeguards, and appropriate…
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Nicotine Pouches and Snus: Dependence, Risks and Getting Support
Nicotine pouches contain no tobacco leaf, while traditional snus does. Both can sustain dependence. Learn how to interpret relative-risk claims, recognize problems, and choose…
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Returning to Work, Study and Daily Life During Recovery
Returning to work, study, and everyday responsibilities during recovery takes more than a start date. Learn how to assess readiness, agree practical changes, protect…
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Supporting Recovery Over the Long Term: Family, Peers and Clinical Follow-Up
Long-term recovery needs support that fits your condition and everyday life. Learn how to coordinate clinical follow-up, involve trusted people, find peer support, and…
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Synthetic Cathinones: 3-MMC, 3-CMC and Treatment for Problematic Use
Problematic 3-MMC or 3-CMC use deserves more than an effects profile. Understand product uncertainty, assessment, treatment choices, urgent warning signs, and the practical support…
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