First Person – Mystery Solved
I suppose he was happy for people to see him as pigheaded, since it covered up the real problem: His rapidly deteriorating cognitive function.
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One of the oldest diseases in the world, and we still don’t know as much as we should about its causes, effects, and how to treat it- much less cure it. What we do know, and what we’re learning, ends up here:
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Cured? Don’t Count on It
Folks who expect treatment to ‘cure’ an addiction often resume use once they’ve satisfied themselves that now, with a period of abstinence behind them, the problem has been resolved.
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Sex Addiction & the Atlanta Murders
The fact remains that the vast majority of persons who suffer from such difficulties never do what Robert Aaron Long did — which is to deliberately set out to murder a large number of total strangers.
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First Person – Ambivalence
“Now, whether I have one drink or 10,” she admits, “I know I’ll still be where I started, in the nook of my sofa with the TV on at half-volume, anxiously biting hangnails.”
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The Drug Epidemic to Come
On a recent show, comedian John Oliver addressed the prospect of a future virus pandemic that...
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Delta 8 THC: Super-legal Cannabis?
They understand the clock is ticking as customers snap it up at stores and online. I expect many hope to get rich before the clock runs down.
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Another Research Roundup
Wherever addiction is present, unintended overdose is the consequence, not the disease.
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Rehab Shopping: Who Gets What?
One valid issue in the admission process for all three tiers is who makes the decision. If it’s the consumer, then are they under the influence? In the grip of withdrawal? In crisis, emotionally disturbed?
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The Edible Complex
“Looks like we’ll never run out of new patients,” sighs a counselor who works in treatment programs for adults and adolescents.
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DUI During a Pandemic
Considering the number of cognitive errors involved, it shouldn’t be difficult to understand why so many first offenders are eventually arrested for a second offense.
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About Fentanyl…
The cartels have that giant distribution network, capable of moving product on a massive scale.
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An Unwelcome Consequence
Every so often I’d run into family members who’d let the situation go in the belief that treatment was futile until the drinker themselves decided they ‘wanted’ to quit.
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Grievance and Resentment
…in the counseling field we frequently run into people who appear to have reached a point where they can’t let anything pass by without confrontation.
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