The Connection Between Addiction and Chronic Pain
When Pain and Addiction Overlap For many individuals, the road to addiction begins with physical pain. A back injury, a surgery, or a chronic illness …
Understanding Cravings and Triggers in Addiction
What Are Cravings and Triggers? If you’ve ever tried to quit using drugs or alcohol, you know how powerful cravings can be. They hit hard, often when …
Family Involvement in Addiction Recovery
Why Family Support is Vital in Addiction Recovery Recovery doesn’t happen in isolation. Family involvement in addiction recovery is essential for …
How Addiction Affects Sleep and Energy Levels
Exhausted, Wired, and Unwell: The Sleep Struggles of Addiction When you’re trapped in the cycle of substance use, rest becomes a stranger. You may …
Addiction and the Legal System
When Substance Use Leads to Legal Trouble For many people, addiction doesn’t just affect their health—it leads to arrests, court dates, and …
The Role of Family Support in Addiction Recovery
How Family Support Can Enhance Addiction Recovery Addiction doesn’t only impact the individual—it affects the entire family. At Mississippi Drug …
The Impact of Addiction on Your Job
When Addiction Follows You to Work Addiction isn’t something that stays at home. It infiltrates every part of life, including the workplace. From …
What Is Dual Diagnosis? Understanding Co-Occurring Disorders in Mississippi
When someone is struggling with both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder, it’s known as a dual diagnosis, or co-occurring disorder. …
How Addiction Affects Daily Life
Addiction Impacts More Than Just Health When people think of addiction, they often focus on physical dependency or withdrawal symptoms. But the truth …
Dual Diagnosis: Treating Addiction and Mental Health Together
Addiction Rarely Comes Alone Addiction doesn’t always exist in a vacuum. For many people, substance use disorders are deeply entangled with underlying …
