Depression is the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting more than 16 million people.

https://youtu.be/5SLgZLWQxME Patients seeking treatment for drug addiction or alcohol treatment for abuse at Bluff often have co-occurring mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar or post-traumatic stress disorder. [...]

Brain nicotine addiction tobacco use disease Studies show that most smokers want to quit. Yet traditionally, drug and alcohol rehab centers haven’t made quitting tobacco [...]

A general note: Because our main holidays, from Halloween through New Year’s Day occur in the darker wintertime of the year, we have a built-in [...]

A high school English teacher and mother of two, Joy Clubb had a great job and a loving family. But alcohol, and later opioid addiction, [...]

We understand that many people suffering from addiction are often reluctant to seek help over the Holidays for a number of reasons, including a fear [...]

Hypertension and diabetes are chronic diseases. No one questions that managing them requires long-term commitment — getting regular checkups, using medication when needed, exercising, eating [...]

One recent afternoon at Bluff, residents gathered to create and paint clay pumpkins, a craft that would look lovely as part of anyone’s fall décor. [...]

The opiate epidemic continues to touch every community, locally and nationally. Families of all sizes, races, economic status, and ethnic groups around the country are [...]

At summer camps and resorts, ropes courses are built high off the ground, designed for an adrenalin rush as participants test their physical limits. The [...]

For recovering addicts, participating in meaningful activities can restore a sense of purpose, improve self-esteem and provide an alternative to previous unhealthy habits. Gardening, which [...]

Too many young adults are dying from opioid overdoses. In an effort to curb the gateway source of the opioid addiction epidemic, the Centers for [...]

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Policy Meeting on Treating Substance Use Disorders addressed access, recovery, and the Affordable Care Act, focusing on [...]

Relapse in the treatment of alcoholism is common—but not inevitable—for several reasons, including post-acute withdrawal symptoms, stress, and the fact that recovery programs are voluntary, and most [...]

In an effort to respond to this ongoing rise in abuse of opioids, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently published a guide [...]

Certain circumstances, including sights, sounds, tastes, and smells, can trigger our senses and our memory banks to tap into the files in our past and [...]