November 09, 2018
A Root Cause of Drug and Alcohol Addiction
For decades, scientists have been trying to unravel the mystery of addiction, how it gets started, and why it often persists so stubbornly. And for years, there’s been a theory that a chemical in the human nervous system called dopamine lies at the core of that mystery. Dopamine is what’s…
October 26, 2018
Drug Deaths Continue to Rise…
Sadly – the drug addiction crisis in America continues to roar ahead – seemingly unabated. In data recently released by the Centers for Disease Control, bleak new estimates put the number of drug overdose deaths in 2017 at 72,000. That number is not a typo. The Vietnam War (1961-1975) took…
October 16, 2018
Liver Disease Is on the Rise. Why?
A few years ago, physicians, like Elliot Tapper at the University of Michigan Medical School, began noticing an alarming increase in the number of young adults seeking help for liver disease. Their observation led them on a quest to understand why. The medical journal BMJ has just published the results…
September 28, 2018
Is Xanax Fuel for the Next Drug Crisis?
With an opioid crisis choking the nation, it’s understandable that few are talking about what drugs might create the next crisis. Addiction treatment specialists, however, are seeing the beginnings of a worrying trend – a surge of adolescents addicted to Xanax and other sedatives in a class of anti-anxiety drugs…
September 24, 2018
The Dangers Opioid Overdose Survivors Face…
The opioid crisis has left millions of Americans addicted. It has also led to many tens of thousands of overdoses. And even when addicts survive an overdose incident – they still face staggeringly high odds (130 times greater) of dying from related causes. Just what are those causes? HIV Chronic…
September 06, 2018
New Evidence Points to A Leading Cause of Addiction
Why is it that some succumb to drug or alcohol addiction and others do not? Well, we’ve known for a while that there’s a genetic link. But could something else be a significant contributor? According to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and confirmed by Kaiser Permanente…
June 22, 2018
Did a Corrupt Pharmaceutical Industry Create the Opioid Crisis…?
As the opioid crisis deepens across America, the pharmaceutical industry’s role in the crisis has gained increased attention. What did the industry actually know about the dangers these drugs posed? And if they knew of the dangers, what did they do, if anything, to restrain their use? All great questions.…
June 08, 2018
Could Family Therapy Be the Missing Key to Recovery Success?
Anyone struggling with addiction knows there are literally thousands of treatment options available in the U.S. And if you’re battling addiction – the chances are also very good that you’ve tried a number of these options without achieving long-term abstinence. Aware Recovery Care is the brainchild of addiction specialists at…
May 18, 2018
Dangerous Synthetic Marijuana Now in Circulation
Many think of marijuana and assume it is a relatively benign drug. After all, many states are moving to legalize its use and distribution. That benign view may now be changing with the arrival of dangerous synthetic versions. Physicians in different parts of the U.S. are now receiving patients in…
April 27, 2018
How Technology Innovation Can Help Alcoholics
Innovation… Since Aware Recovery Care first opened its doors, we’ve focused on finding and deploying innovative new tools capable of improving the odds of recovery for folks addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. We believe this approach is one reason our clients achieve long-term sobriety at such high rates. One of…