Resources

People ask whether antidepressants are addictive for two different reasons. Some are deciding whether to start one and don’t want to become dependent on a medication. Others are already taking one, tried to stop, felt awful and are now wondering whether that means they’re addicted. Those are different concerns, and understanding the difference between dependence

Most people have stretches where everything feels heavier than it should. If you’re wondering whether you’re depressed, it can be hard to tell whether you’re going through a difficult few weeks or noticing signs of depression that may need treatment. That’s part of why depression so often goes unaddressed. This page covers what depression can

Depression and addiction show up together often enough that treatment programs have a name for it: dual diagnosis, or co-occurring disorders. If you’ve been trying to work out whether the drinking caused the low mood or the low mood drove the drinking, the answer is usually less clean than one causing the other. This page

As daylight shortens in the fall, many people notice their mood shifts with it. Feeling flatter in November than in June is common, and it usually passes. For some, the change runs deeper and lasts longer — depression that arrives with the season and lifts when the season turns. According to the National Institute of

Substance use disorders are common among working adults. The 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found 15.3% of people aged 12 or older — about 44.6 million — had a substance use disorder in the past year. Many held jobs the entire time. This is why the most common practical objection to treatment

Thirty days is one of the first recovery milestones, but it doesn’t feel like an achievement from the inside. It usually feels like exhaustion, a short temper and a growing suspicion that everyone else has forgotten what you’re doing while you think about it constantly. That gap between what a milestone represents and what it

Walking into a meeting is the first step. Finding someone to walk alongside you afterward is the one that tends to make recovery stick. Sponsorship is among the most consistent features of long-term membership in Alcoholics Anonymous — according to the 2022 A.A. Membership Survey of more than 6,000 members across the United States and

Most people who decide to quit Zyn have already tried once. They threw out the tins on Sunday, made it four days and bought more on Thursday. That’s not a character flaw — it’s what happens when a strong habit meets a plan made entirely of willpower. Nicotine pouches are now the second most commonly