First Person: Crash and Burn
I remember one expert’s claim that it wasn’t unusual for someone to require seven treatment episodes to establish a stable recovery.
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Author: C. Scott McMillin
Distorting Reality
I don’t know how many times over the years I’ve listened to family members cite evidence of a loved one’s alcohol problem only to hear many of the same events cited by the drinker to prove that he doesn’t.
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Vaping Reaches the Big Time
Compared to a Marlboro, a Newport, or a Camel (the three most popular US brands), a vape pen may carry more nicotine to the lungs, with greater impact.
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Afloat in a Sea of BS
By adding statistics, charts, graphs, and other trappings of research, it’s possible to make even the most outlandish claim appear convincing.
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Psychedelics in Psychotherapy
If you’d paid thousands of dollars in order to travel to a foreign country for a last-ditch, Hail Mary-type grab at lasting relief, wouldn’t you really want it to work?
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