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Drug and Alcohol

"Yes, Your Kid is Smoking Pot" What Every Parent Needs to Know Now

by Elisabeth Wilkins, Empowering Parents Editor
 

3 Types of Craving: How to Cope with Each Type

by Robert Westermeyer, Ph.D.
 

Addiction: Why Quit?

by Phil Rich, Ed.D., MSW, DCSW
 

Alcohol and Depression: Bad Mix

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Alternative Support Programs (Non-AA)

by Tom Horvath, Ph.D., ABPP
 

Bipolar Depression and Alcoholism

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Blood Alcohol Levels and Driving

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Depression and Alcohol

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Dizzy Spells after Drinking Alcohol

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Drinking Behavior Changes with Age

by Michel Bonin, B.A., Donald McCreary, Ph.D., and Stanley Sadava, Ph.D.
 

Duration of Alcohol in the Body

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Effective Behavioral Treatment for Alcoholism

by Robert J. Rotunda, Ph.D. & Timothy J. O' Farrell, Ph.D.
 

Fraternity and Sorority Drinking Patterns

by Kenneth J. Sher, Ph.D. and Bruce D. Bartholow, Ph.D.
 

Gambling, Gamblers and Risk Takers

by Joanna Poppink, MFCC
 

Health Benefits of Alcohol

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

How Can I Keep My Friends and Stop Drinking?

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

How to Stop Alcohol Urges and Cravings

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

How to Succeed in Addiction Recovery

by Larry Tyler, M.Ed., LDAC
 

Is Compulsive Shopping An Addiction?

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Legal Highs?

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Marijuana (Cannabis) and the Body

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Marijuana Resource Online

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Moderate Drinking and Moderation Management

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Moderate Drinking? That's Not Drinking

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Recovering from Addiction: The Stages of Recovery

by Phil Rich, Ed.D., MSW, DCSW
 

The Behaviors of Addiction

by Phil Rich, Ed.D., MSW, DCSW
 

Treatment and Prevention of Problem Gambling

by Bryan Gibson, Ph.D., David M. Sanbonmatsu, Ph.D., and Steven S. Posavac, Ph.D.
 

Understanding Addiction

by Phil Rich, Ed.D., MSW, DCSW
 

What are the DUI Laws?

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Where Can I Get Help for Internet Addiction?

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Why Do Teenagers Drink Alcohol?

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
 

Wife Abusing Alcoholic

by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.