Learn ways to recover from addiction to drugs and alcohol and how to prevent and deal with relapses.

The road to recovery can be tough. But working with a counselor can help make your recovery smoother and keep you on track.

Recovery means making a new life for yourself. This includes finding new interests. It includes building new relationships. It means taking better care of yourself. These will all help you replace substance use with a new and healthier life.

Summarizes treatment options for substance use disorder, including medicines, counseling, help groups, and ongoing care.

Facing your addiction problem takes courage and honesty.And there are many programs and people who can help you.

Ask yourself the questions contained here. The answers can help you see where you might have problems caused by substance abuse. Then you can decide whether you're ready to do something about your use.

Withdrawal is what happens to your body if you're a heavy drinker and stop drinking alcohol. Withdrawal symptoms can be mild to severe. How severe they are depends on how much alcohol you drink, how long you've been abusing alcohol, and if you have organ damage.

Not everyone who takes a drink or tries a drug has a substance abuse problem. But for some people, what starts as social use can lead to problem use and then addiction.

Here are common signs of an alcohol addiction.

Abuse tends to get worse and occur more often over time. If you are being abused, plan ahead to get out for good. But don't feel discouraged if it takes more than one try.