Across State Lines
I have little confidence in the ability (or willingness) of Internet companies to determine if a prospective purchaser is underage.
Writing and Ripping
Recovery isn't just about big, life-changing decisions. It's mostly in the myriad little choices we all make, every single day of our lives.
I imagine you’ve heard about the shock felt in some quarters when the current Secretary of Health and Human Services, also known as RFK Jr., openly acknowledged his history of drug addiction— admitting that he’d gone so far as to snort cocaine off a toilet seat.
Some of the more outraged responses insisted that he immediately resign his position, based on an outright admission of illegal activity, specifically drug abuse.
As if stories like his aren’t routine among the histories of many who now enjoy long-term recovery from severe substance use disorders.
One response on a discussion board: “Get over it, people. You’ve locked yourself in the bathroom at a party, you need a hit now. Like you care how it gets up your nose? Being a dope fiend is not supposed to be pretty.”
No, it isn’t. But once firmly in the past, it should no longer qualify as evidence of incompetence in the present. Better to treat it as part of the long road towards recovery from the...
Some of the more outraged responses insisted that he immediately resign his position, based on an outright admission of illegal activity, specifically drug abuse.
As if stories like his aren’t routine among the histories of many who now enjoy long-term recovery from severe substance use disorders.
One response on a discussion board: “Get over it, people. You’ve locked yourself in the bathroom at a party, you need a hit now. Like you care how it gets up your nose? Being a dope fiend is not supposed to be pretty.”
No, it isn’t. But once firmly in the past, it should no longer qualify as evidence of incompetence in the present. Better to treat it as part of the long road towards recovery from the...
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Is Social Media Addictive?
It would be difficult for the defense to argue that this isn’t done intentionally, for the purpose of keeping patrons coming back for more. And more, and more.
AI for Mental Health? Not So Fast
An increasing number of people rely on AI as their *primary resource for mental health concerns. That includes truly vulnerable populations, such as adolescents.
Across State Lines
I have little confidence in the ability (or willingness) of Internet companies to determine if a prospective purchaser is underage.
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RFKjr. & the toilet seat
...once it is firmly in the past, it should no longer qualify as evidence of incompetence in the future. Better to treat it as part of the long road towards recovery
RFKjr. & the toilet seat
...once it is firmly in the past, it should no longer qualify as evidence of incompetence in the future. Better to treat it as part of the long road towards recovery
The Gray Lady Reconsiders
More Americans now use marijuana daily than alcohol.
Life in a Hot Spot
Make it a continuing effort, using strategies based in evidence, and harnessing the power of human interaction-- instead of relying on a burst of anti-drug education, however intense.
How Many is Too Many?
After all, they call this a "relapsing" disorder.
Your Program’s CUT! Or maybe not…
Their appeal was based on the extreme need of the American people for programs that worked and deserved to be continued rather than sacrificed to the gods of the budget.
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The ‘Have To” Disorder
Compulsive behaviors are generally thought to stem from anxiety, and that’s certainly common enough among the newly clean and sober.
The ‘Have To” Disorder
Compulsive behaviors are generally thought to stem from anxiety, and that’s certainly common enough among the newly clean and sober.
Parenting Under The Influence
Children raised in such families are more likely to be exposed to violence, to initiate their own substance use at an earlier age, and to have mental health problems in childhood.
Is This Recovery?
...there are other folks out there like these— pretending to sobriety yet still secretly using, and hoping to avoid the sort of trouble that haunted them in the past.
Officers in the House
...with law enforcement agencies taking on vastly different roles, planning and practicing our response appears more important than in the past.
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A Novel Approach
...the author, who grew up in and around the region, chose to use its earnings to found Higher Ground, a home for recovering women.
A Novel Approach
...the author, who grew up in and around the region, chose to use its earnings to found Higher Ground, a home for recovering women.
Diagnosing Cannabis Use Disorder: Updated
It certainly makes sense that if you suffer from a major mental illness, you should stay away from pot.
Video: Practical Advice on Prescription Painkiller Problems
People have abused opiates for 5,000 years. As much as medicine depends on them, they've always created problems for a percentage of users.
