The fourth step in Alcoholics Anonymous requires participants to take a “moral inventory” of the problems their substance use has caused in their lives before asking God to remove their “defects of ...

Government data show that approximately 7.2 million women in the United States have substance use disorders (SUDs) and almost 20 million reported illicit substance use in the past year. New research ...

Wherever you go you take your trauma with you. The effects of trauma can show up in how we interact with others, in relationships and in our families. It can also show up in how we parent and even how ...

A new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry reveals that childhood trauma significantly increases the likelihood of engaging in risky behaviours, including harmful alcohol ...

Trauma can happen to anyone, anytime, and the mental, physical, social and emotional effects of it can last a lifetime. Trauma can be a significant barrier in many areas of healthcare, as it often it ...

When I entered rehab at 23, I learned that trauma was a thread woven into most addiction stories. Many people in my program described horrific neglect or maltreatment, including sexual abuse, they had ...

Across Nigeria and many parts of the world, thousands of individuals, particularly youth and economically marginalized people, are trapped in a revolving door of arrest, incarceration, and reentry.

Chicago, July 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trauma-informed yoga (TIY) approaches the practice of yoga through a lens that is needed for symptoms of trauma, which is often part of substance use and ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

Childhood trauma significantly increases the likelihood of engaging in harmful alcohol consumption, smoking and illicit drug use, by the age of 18. A new study published in the Journal of Child ...