The benefits of exercise are well known and well accepted. A mountain of evidence shows that physical activity improves heart and circulatory health, strengthens muscles and boosts the mood. Exercise therapy also helps prevent some of the signs of aging, from warding off cognitive declines to boosting bone health. Exercise Therapy and Its Benefits Exercise […]

Relapse is, for many people, a part of living in recovery from addiction. The chronic nature of addictive disease means that the threat of relapse is always there. Relapse can be terrifying. It can make you feel ashamed and angry. But it’s important to know that if you have relapsed, it doesn’t mean that all […]

Now is the right time to upgrade the nation’s dysfunctional way of treating substance use disorders. This urgency is driven by three factors: The epidemic of prescription drug abuse, which is producing a new heroin crisis; The unfolding consequences of marijuana legalization; and The implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the Parity Act, which […]