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• Learning New Life Skills in Drug Rehab

  When a person becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol, their life skills, maturity, and ability to cope with stress and responsibility often come to a standstill. As a result, they may have gaps in their knowledge of fundamental life skills that must be filled in order to achieve lasting recovery. more...

• Transitioning From Recovery Back Into Your Career

  Finding a job after completing recovery isn't an impossible task, as long as you keep the following things in mind. more...

• Compulsive Gambling Poses Significant Threat to College Students

  The majority of college students regard their school's football team as a means of boosting morale (or an excuse for a weekly party) - but some are affected in a way that threatens their health, their finances and their futures. Experts estimate that between 5 and 9 percent of male college students and 1 to 2 percent of college women have a gambling problem. more...

• Keep Chronic Pain from Ruling Your Life

  If you are experiencing chronic pain, you may feel like your life has been taken over by it, but there are ways you can manage your pain so that you feel like yourself again. more...

• Bankers, Attorneys Struggle with Addiction in Poor Economy

  Recent reports suggest that the current economic crisis is taking a toll on Americas best and brightest, producing record numbers of bankers, attorneys, and executives seeking addiction treatment and help for depression. more...

• Compulsive Gamblers Beware as March Madness Approaches

  The prevalence of gambling during the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament season of March Madness may lure some gamblers into an unhealthy addiction. more...

• Unemployment, Chronic Pain and Depression Can Be Inextricably Connected

  After relationship difficulties, unemployment is the most likely thing to push someone into a bad depression. This isn't surprising, since work is often a significant source of an individual's sense of worth and self-esteem. For many, depression first shows up in physical symptoms, such as headaches, gastrointestinal distress, and sexual dysfunction. more...

• Sandwich Generation

  Are you part of the Sandwich Generation? If you are a caretaker of both your parents and your children, guess what? You are! This is not uncommon. Once you reach a certain age, usually somewhere in your 40's, your parents are also at a certain age, an age where they need help. more...