Why drug addiction isn’t a choice
Dr. Brad Landers of Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center recently presented his research showing that drug addiction significantly alters the way our brains function.
Is your loved one suffering from addiction?
If you’re not sure if your loved one needs treatment, here are some common warning signs that individuals experience while suffering from addiction
Study: Eating disorders occur even in prepubescent children
Researchers in Canada recently released a study that found eating disorders occur even in very young, pre-adolescent boys and girls.
Parents speak out about heroin addiction that killed their daughter
While Dr. El-Yousef has helped countless addiction sufferers recover over the last 25 years, he knows all too well that not everyone gets the treatment they need to survive, leaving their loved ones to shoulder an unimaginable burden.
Once-rising baseball star approaching eight years sober
Sometimes those who seem to be on the top of the world are teetering on the edge of the abyss of addiction.
Woman shares story of trauma, anorexia in effort to end stigma of mental illness
A British woman is speaking out about her experience with anorexia in an effort to end the stigma of mental illness and eating disorders, and we at Fairwinds Treatment Center applaud and support her courageous efforts.
Anxiety plagues many anorexia sufferers
In a recent Huffington Post, article writer Sarah Illingworth shares her concurrent battles with both anorexia and anxiety, saying that — as is so often the case — the former was her way of coping with the latter.
National leaders calling for new attitudes toward addiction
Addiction is often if not always caused or worsened by underlying psychological, mental or emotional issues.
Actress’ death serves as reminder that alcoholism can be fatal
We all know that alcohol abuse is hard on the body and bad for one’s health, however, many people still do not realize that alcoholism itself can kill.
New York Times: Rising number of seniors struggling with addiction
Depression, anxiety or loneliness may increase a senior’s risk of developing an addiction.
