Alcohol is often mentioned in one breath with drugs, especially when the subject is abuse or addiction. More often, alcohol is referred to as a separate substance and in fact, its abuse is often discussed separately from that of drugs.

I have pretty bad allergies, so when I moved from a house that had hardwood floors and allergen reducing carpeting to an older apartment that had wall-to-wall carpeting, I was concerned.

Alcohol addiction is a compulsive need for a toxic liquid. There are various intoxicating liquids such as wine, beer, whiskey, vodka, or any other hard liquor. Generally such liquids are made from fermented fruits or grains.

The Latin phrase caveat emptor (“let the buyer beware”) suggests that sellers may not inform buyers of everything buyers might want to know about the purchase they are considering. Caveat emptor certainly applies when considering services from the highly competitive addiction treatment industry.

If you or your spouse has a snoring problem, both of you are likely suffering. Snoring can interrupt a good night’s sleep and affect daytime activity because of fatigue, an often overlooked condition that is both annoying and potentially dangerous and has been cited as the cause of traffic-related and work-related accidents.

Relationships are A LOT of hard work. And if you haven’t already been in one, you will eventually end up in one…a relationship, that is. There is no hiding the fact that most relationships end up in divorce today more than ever (I think the statistics are something like over 50%).

Anxiety disorders have been accumulating over the past few years and doctors have been noticing that there is a massive increase in people complaining about anxiety attacks. In the world we live in today where everything is in the fast lane it’s not very hard to believe that there has been an increase in the amount of people suffering from anxiety.

Sleep apnea is caused by pauses in breathing while a person sleeps. These pauses cause the person to wake up repeatedly throughout the night, making them exhausted during the daytime and difficult to stay awake during daytime hours.

Yes, but... No one complains about feeling happy! But we don’t want to have other, painful feelings. When these feelings arise, one way to respond to them is to drink or drug.

Doctors define secondary headaches as those that result from a particular illness. Sometimes these illnesses are very serious and life threatening. Others may be benign but still cause pain and discomfort.