We see it every day, the banter back and forth of whether or not addiction is a choice or a disease. The medical community widely accepts the brain disease model of addiction, and substance use disorder is listed in the DSM V, essentially explained as “patterns of symptoms resulting from the use of a substance…
Are you or someone you love taking drugs for recreation purposes or to manage pain? Are you worried that the occasional drug use may have turned into an addiction? Drug addiction is on the rise in North Carolina, Buncombe County, and especially Asheville. Luckily, if your suspicions are confirmed, there are numerous drug addiction treatment options…
Addiction does not care about your race, gender, occupation, religious beliefs or age. Often, recovering addicts/alcoholics wonder if it is “their time” to get clean. On one hand, you have the young people, many not even old enough to have a legal drink. There are fears of missing out, as drinking and drugs are often…
