Alcoholics

Maybe some of you people are like Oscar. Oscar always thought it was a matter of just coming up here, and you would get well. And he'd actually plan his drunks and plan his recoveries. Oscar...

Can alcoholics and drug addicts get Social Security Disability benefits? Social Security does not pay disability benefits for drug or alcohol addition. However, if you are addicted to drugs or alcohol...

Hi, I'm Betsy Koelzer, this is Dr. Scott Alpert, we're both with The Clearing. Betsy: Scott, what are your thoughts on 12 step programs in terms of their strengths and their...

Hello, my name is Rich Morey, and I am a Public Health Advisor at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m here to introduce...

Eric: Hey everyone, I'm your counselor today. Eric Woods. Let's get this thing going. So we all know why we are here right? Everybod-everyone here is addicted to something. I was...

(Music) Today we'll be talking about peer-to-peer support services for mental and substance use disorders. One of the major things that peer support does is it gets the individual who is being...

[MUSIC] More than one in five Americans suffer directly or indirectly from the disease of addiction and the impact is felt in every sector of every community. Fortunately lives are saved every day...

I'm Devin Fox, I'm a young person in long-term recovery. What that means for me is that I haven't used a drink or a drug in over 3 and 1/2 years. Recovery has given me choices....

The most important thing that 12-step programs can probably learn from science is that science is not the problem. That these drugs that we abuse have been with the human civilization for thousands of...