Of the approximately 17.6 million Americans suffering from excessive drinking, or Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), comparatively few actually seek treatment for it. One of the barriers to getting help is in the form of many stories that detail the severity and dangers of...
Infants born with an addiction to a drug or to alcohol because their mothers used these substances during pregnancy have what is known as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, or NAS. The type and the amount of the substance the mother used during pregnancy, as well as the...
My name is Denise P., I’m 28 years old and a mother of two beautiful boys, ages 9 Aaron and 4 Jacob. I was born in Santo Domingo and lived there until I was 4 years old, which is when my aunt and uncle brought me to my mom and dad in NY, in hopes of providing a better...
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