August 31st, 2022: International Overdose Awareness Day
Started in 2001 in Australia by Sally J. Finn at The Salvation Army in Melbourne, International Overdose Awareness Day [...]
MARC Welcomes Louis DeSanto as New Community Outreach Specialist
Maryland Addiction Recovery Center is proud to announce the addition of Louis DeSanto to the MARC team as our new Commu [...]
August is National Wellness Month
Annually, the month of August is designated as National Wellness Month. National Wellness Month is a month to educate p [...]
The History Of Marijuana and Marijuana Addiction (Part 3)
Marijuana Addiction: Effects and Abuse Marijuana is a psychoactive drug that alters the perception of its users. The ch [...]
The History of Marijuana and Marijuana Addiction (Part 2)
The Advent of Medical Marijuana During the 1830s, Sir William Brooke O-Shaughnessy, an Irish doctor who was studying in [...]
The History Of Marijuana And Marijuana Addiction (Part 1)
Marijuana, also colloquially known as cannabis, pot, reefer, weed, dope, and so on and so forth, has had a long history [...]
What Does it Mean to be a “Functional Alcoholic?”
For many people in society, often due to generations of stigma, an “alcoholic” or an “addict” (what we now refer to as [...]
Men’s Mental Health: Men and Depression
While there is certainly an overall stigma associated with mental health and mental illness, there is little question t [...]
Is Addiction a Disease?
There is an ongoing debate surrounding addiction. For years, due to extensive scientific and medical research, addictio [...]