Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a condition that massively increases your risk of addiction. One study estimates that about 78% of people with BPD will develop a substance use disorder at some point in their lives, compared to only about 8% of the general population. However, BPD is a fairly obscure disorder. Major depression and […]
Nearly 19 million children in the United States have at least one parent with a substance use disorder (SUD), according to a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics on May 12. A significant number of those children have a parent whose SUD is moderate or severe as opposed to mild, the study finds. Witnessing […]
Since it was introduced in November, the artificial intelligence model known as ChatGPT has garnered substantial interest from the media and the general public. ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is a chatbot developed by OpenAI that can write and debug computer programs, compose music, teleplays, fairy tales, and student essays, answer test questions (sometimes better […]
Season’s greetings from the Foundry clinical team! In a recent conversation with a friend, he asked me to pick my favorite holiday. I quickly responded, “New Year’s Day!” My answer comes from my annual practice of taking time to reflect on the past twelve months. Within that process, I stop to take stock of our […]
Check out the Heavyweight podcast featuring our very own Chief Operations Officer, Scott Kindel, as he shares his remarkable journey from addiction to recovery—including a valuable missing piece of his family’s history. About the podcast: Heavyweight is a Gimlet Media production that explores a moment from a person’s past that they wish they could change. […]
Pharmaceutical innovations continue improving the quality and longevity of life, even when beneficial side effects of these medicines are discovered unexpectedly. Numerous medications created to treat specific illnesses have found new applications because they were found to be effective at addressing completely different problems. One example is Prazosin, a medication originally developed to treat hypertension. […]
If you’ve had an episode of depression in the past, your chances of having another episode are about 50%. And if you’ve had two episodes of depression, your chances of another episode rise to about 80%. Depression is inherently miserable and no one wants to weather another episode. If you’re recovering from a substance use […]
One stereotype commonly associated with people recovering from substance use disorders is that they are constantly drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes. At least one study suggests there may be some truth to this particular stereotype. The study of nearly 300 AA members in the Nashville area found that nearly 57 percent smoked cigarettes, compared to […]
In recent years, the media has paid a lot more attention to issues related to addiction and treatment because of the opioid crisis. Despite this increase in attention, many myths and misconceptions about addiction, treatment, and recovery persist. These misconceptions can stand in the way of people getting the help they need. The following are […]
Healthy eating is one of the key lifestyle changes that will support a strong recovery from addiction. There are many reasons healthier eating is important. One is that addiction and poor nutrition often go together, typically from neglect but also because alcohol impairs your digestive system’s ability to absorb nutrients. This malnutrition can have many […]
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