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Substance Use Disorder Archive
Ask Horizon: Signs of Alcoholism
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Do you suspect that a relative or friend, someone you love or care about, is drinking too much? It can [...]
Addiction knows no age limit
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The Growing Trend of Substance Abuse in Adults Age 55 and Older When asked to imagine the face of addiction, [...]
How Kicking the Smoking Habit can Reverse the Clock and Improve Your Health
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No one ever said quitting was easy – especially when it comes to smoking. Any addictive habit can be difficult [...]
Think before you drink this holiday season
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The U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) reports that 40% of traffic-related deaths during Christmas and New [...]
Pride in Recovery Meetings Begin in the New Year
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Horizon is starting a new substance use treatment group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning individuals. When: Monday Evenings [...]
Escaping to Fit In: LGBT Teens and Substance Abuse
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Why LGBT Teens are at a Greater Risk for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders As parents, we want to [...]
How does Addiction Develop?
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For those individuals watching a loved one spiral into drug overuse, the concept of drug addiction can seem incomprehensible. We [...]
Are some people more prone to addiction than others?
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Why can some people drink or do drugs without becoming addicted? Are there reasons that some people become addicts while [...]
How To Tell If Relationships Are Toxic or Counterproductive To Your Recovery
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If you’ve been dealing with an addiction to either drugs or alcohol, that addiction has affected your relationships. Now that [...]