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How Do I Know if My Loved One is Addicted to Drugs? Substance abuse cannot remain hidden for long. Changes in behavior, neglecting responsibilities, exhausting financial resources, and engaging [...]

How Can I Help Someone Who is on Drugs? Trying to help a loved one who is struggling with substance abuse can be a heartbreaking experience. You may feel hopeless at times—as if there is no light [...]

What is the Difference Between Cyclothymic Disorder and Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, [...]

What is the Difference Between Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa? People mistakenly think of eating disorders as phases, fads or lifestyle choices. They are actually serious mental disorders [...]

7 Signs You Need Rehab Now Addiction doesn’t discriminate. Addiction affects people from all walks of life—race, gender, socioeconomic status, education level. Addiction is an equal opportunity [...]

Anorexia Facts and Statistics Anorexia nervosa is a potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by self-starvation, excessive weight loss and negative body image. Anorexia [...]

7 Facts About Bulimia Have you or your loved one experienced a loss of control in your over-eating habits and a longing to stay thin?  You may be suffering from an eating disorder called Bulimia [...]

Why Do Girls Suffer from Eating Disorders More Often than Boys? People mistakenly think of eating disorders as phases, fads or lifestyle choices. They are actually serious mental disorders which [...]

What is Pica? Pica is an eating disorder that involves a person eating items not typically thought of as food and which contain no significant nutritional value—things such as hair, dirt, and [...]

What is the Disease Pica? Have you or your child ever consumed hair, dirt or paint chips?  What about clay, chalk, or glue?  Eating disorders are not phases, fads or lifestyle choices. They are [...]