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Since 2019, Blunt Therapy has been your best resource for reliable and vetted information about mental health matters. Tips, articles, and advice about the topics that matter to you, from a licensed therapist who's been there.

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Drug and alcohol addictions cost Americans more than a hundred billion dollars in lost earnings, legal fees, and healthcare, and more than 185,000 lives every year. It's an epidemic that's getting worse, not better. While you may have been spared any addictive tendencies, you no doubt have at least one friend, loved one, or family member that struggles with them. And the best thing you can do is learn everything you can about the disease of addiction and how to help people who struggle with it.

5 Essential Resources For Alcohol Abuse Treatment and Recovery

5 Essential Resources For Alcohol Abuse Treatment and Recovery

To help you get familiar with the different treatments available, here are 5 resources for alcohol abuse that can help reduce problematic drinking.

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by Randy Withers, LCMHC
December 11, 2021

7 Myths About Addiction You Need To Stop Believing

by Randy Withers, LCMHC
July 21, 2020

Myths about addiction get sick people killed. There’s no other way to state it. Few other epidemics have been so horribly misunderstood.

6 Ridiculous Myths About Narcotics Anonymous

by Randy Withers, LCMHC
June 12, 2020

Narcotics Anonymous is a misunderstood organization. It doesn't help that TV and films have misrepresented it for decades.

7 Things You Need To Know If You Want To Help An Addict

by Randy Withers, LCMHC
May 31, 2020

Addiction is a complicated and baffling disease that affects tens of millions of men, women, and children. If you want to learn how to help an addict, this article will give you seven important points to consider.

5 Key Facts About SMART Recovery: A Self-Help Treatment Approach For Addiction

by Randy Withers, LCMHC
April 25, 2020

What is SMART Recovery? It's a science-based alternative to faith-based and 12-Step Programs such as AA and NA.

How to Help Someone with A Drug Problem (and Keep Your Sanity)

How to Help Someone with A Drug Problem (and Keep Your Sanity)

by Kim Rosenthal, M.D.
September 3, 2021

If you want to learn how to help someone with a drug problem (without losing your mind), Psychiatrist Kim Rosenthal gives you the do's and

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The Wrong Epidemic: The Overuse of Prescription Drugs in America

by Marcel Gemme
December 21, 2020

The overuse of prescription drugs in America has risen to epidemic proportions. But are Americans really overmedicated? Here's what the current research says.

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How Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Zambia Radically Changed the Way I See Addiction

by Kate Haldeman, LPC, Ed.S., NCC
October 4, 2020

Drug and alcohol abuse in Zambia is rampant. In this post, a licensed mental health professional shares how her experience there changed how she sees

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How To Prepare For An Intervention That Actually Works

How To Prepare For An Intervention That Will Actually Work

by Randy Withers, LCMHC
September 26, 2020

If someone you love suffers from addiction, an intervention may be a way to get them help. In this post, learn 6 ways to prepare

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Do You Have a Problem with Alcohol?

by Randy Withers, LCMHC
January 3, 2020

You may deny that you have a problem with alcohol, but the facts are undeniable. Be honest with yourself. You know the truth.

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