At the Gooden Center, we make sure to take an approach to our men and women in recovery that mindfulness is an essential aspect of recovery. We try to foster the idea that only be getting out of our own [...]
Partner violence has been estimated to cost the U.S. economy $12.6 billion every year. In an estimated 55% of these cases, the perpetrators had consumed alcohol. A randomized phone survey of 3,333 women found “health care costs for those experiencing [...]
If you’re drinking or using more than you’d like, have tried and failed to quit, and otherwise spend a considerable amount of time thinking about, using, and recovering from drug or alcohol use, you have a problem. Most importantly, [...]
Homelessness has reached near epidemic proportions in parts of the U.S., with an estimated 580,000 people living on the streets in 2020. Living without shelter exposes us to disease, illness, assault, rape, and other forms of violence. But, more often, [...]
Today, more than 85% of the U.S. population drinks, and more than 50% of us drink regularly. Yet, few of us know how alcohol affects us, other than intoxication. That’s important, considering 25.8% of the U.S. population, or almost half of [...]
