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How to Quit Drinking When Your Spouse Still Drinks
The greatest influence on your life typically comes from family members, friends and peers, educators and instructors, mentors and role models, and your spouse. When you're trying to live a sober life, exposure to any of these people who are drinking heavily can...
What is Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome?
Embarking on the path to recovery from addiction is a courageous journey that often involves overcoming the challenges of withdrawal. While most people are familiar with the acute withdrawal symptoms that arise immediately after substance cessation, there's a...
Evidence-Based Therapies for Substance Abuse
Substance abuse can take a devastating toll on individuals' lives, affecting their physical health, relationships, and overall well-being. Fortunately, there is a range of evidence-based therapies that have shown remarkable effectiveness in helping individuals...
Alcohol-Related Deaths
The decision to seek help for alcohol misuse is an important one, as problem drinking can lead to fatal consequences. If you have been contemplating how to get sober and stay sober, it's important to recognize the dangers that continued drinking presents to your...
Coping Skills for Long-Term Sobriety
Coping skills offer a framework for healthy social-emotional development that can be applied in many different kinds of situations throughout life. People who don't learn them early in life and practice them may face increasingly difficult circumstances without the...
What is THCa?
The availability of a form of cannabis known as THCa is on the rise across the United States, yet you may be unaware of its impact on your loved ones. Knowing how it’s acquired, its risk to consumers, and what dangers could come from consuming unregulated products...
What Is Tranq?
An emerging threat in Florida and beyond is coming from a decades-old medicine developed solely for use in animals. The medication Xylazine, known on the street as "tranq" or "tranq dope," has gotten the attention of both law enforcement and health officials because...
Complex Childhood PTSD: Symptoms, Causes and the Path To Healing
Updated 7/1/2026 Many children with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) do not get the help they need right away. These elements might differ based on the circumstances and setting. Still, some common causes include a lack of awareness, hidden symptoms,...
What are ACES?
If you experienced a form of childhood trauma, you might not be aware of how it directly and indirectly impacts your physical and mental health as an adult. Those traumatic or distressful chapters of your early life are known in the world of treatment as adverse...
Complex PTSD and Memory Loss
Psychological conditions, from depression to anxiety, can be a factor in memory loss among adults of any age. You may not know how one of these conditions, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD), could contribute to memory loss related to a specific event or...
What is Xylazine (Tranq)? Effects, Overdose Dangers and Treatment Options
Updated 8/10/2026 Clinically reviewed by Dr. John Dyben, DHSc, LMFT, MCAP, – Chief Clinical Officer, Hanley Center Xylazine is a powerful sedative used in veterinary medicine. It is not approved for human use. It has recently been found in the illegal drug supply in...
Depression and Alcohol
It can be difficult to understand how mood disorder and alcohol misuse are related, especially if you're struggling with depression on your own. While every individual's journey is unique, there may be certain factors that can lead to an increase in substance use...
Warning Signs of Suicide
Suicide is a difficult and complex topic, but it's important to know how to recognize when someone you care about may be experiencing thoughts about self-harm. Sometimes, the warning signs can be so subtle, they get dismissed as something less harmful. However, being...
How to Set Boundaries in an Enmeshed Family: Signs, Effects, and Steps to Recovery
Updated 7/1/2026 Clinically reviewed by Dr. John Dyben, DHSc, LMFT, MCAP, – Chief Clinical Officer, Hanley Center You may have heard the term “dysfunctional family,” but another unhealthy family pattern is called “enmeshment.” In an enmeshed family, personal...
Overdose Deaths in the United States
Each day in the United States, more than 130 people die as a result of an overdose. That's one death every 11 minutes. Mental health concerns and the ongoing effects of the pandemic continue to contribute to this reality. Drug overdoses are now one of the leading...
My Experience at Hanley Center’s Family Program
Adam Jablin, Hanley Center Alum Addiction is a family disease. It not only affects the person with addiction, but their family members and the family system itself. When one has the courage to sign up for the Family Program, they are given the opportunity to learn...
What Is Nitazene?
While misuse of opioids remains a serious threat in the U.S., not all opioids get equal attention. One opioid you may not have heard of yet is nitazene. Nitazene is a synthetic opioid with similarities to fentanyl and carfentanil. If you suspect a loved one has been...
6 Ways Alcohol Changes Your Brain and How Recovery Heals It
Updated 7/1/2026 Clinically reviewed by Dr. John Dyben, DHSc, LMFT, MCAP, – Chief Clinical Officer, Hanley Center Alcohol is a drug, and like all drugs, it can potentially affect your brain. How alcohol affects your brain depends on how much you drink, how long you’ve...
What Cocaine Does to Your Body
A cocaine user recognizes the moment the drug enters their bloodstream, yet might not truly understand its effect on their body. Beyond the initial intense feelings and high energy, the harm being done to you through cocaine use can be severe and long-lasting....
Lessons From A Lotsaholic!
Adam Jablin, Hanley Center Alum This is what I personally learned at Hanley Center on July 14th, 2006. I still use these lessons to this day to encourage, inspire and connect others to get clean and sober. Many people I meet get the experience and the strength, but...
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