An Unusual Way to Die
I keep waiting for the intrepid detective to show up and take charge, solve the mystery.
A Bad Mistake
Problem: even if society passes good laws to regulate sales, how can we enforce them?
Oh boy, did the actor step in it this time — claiming that after years of sobriety, he’s gone back to drinking, and it’s working really well for him.
Addiction Experts on Brad Pitt: “Alcoholics Are a Horrible Source of Information About Themselves”
“The 62-year-old star revealed to Esquire that he's "off the wagon," but says he's only drinking "in a more restrained manner," claiming, "I can have a few [glasses of wine]. But I can't have a lot. I have to be professional about it."
“Professional drinking?” someone comments, with a laugh. “I was a professional drinker for years. That’s what I had to stop being.”
Apparently Brad is no longer an active member of a recovery program. Sounds like he dropped out a while ago, and now has resumed what he probably thinks of as “controlled social” drinking.
I’ve seen this happen plenty of times. A point comes when someone realizes that they really are in desperate straits and the only way out is...
Addiction Experts on Brad Pitt: “Alcoholics Are a Horrible Source of Information About Themselves”
“The 62-year-old star revealed to Esquire that he's "off the wagon," but says he's only drinking "in a more restrained manner," claiming, "I can have a few [glasses of wine]. But I can't have a lot. I have to be professional about it."
“Professional drinking?” someone comments, with a laugh. “I was a professional drinker for years. That’s what I had to stop being.”
Apparently Brad is no longer an active member of a recovery program. Sounds like he dropped out a while ago, and now has resumed what he probably thinks of as “controlled social” drinking.
I’ve seen this happen plenty of times. A point comes when someone realizes that they really are in desperate straits and the only way out is...
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An Unusual Way to Die
I keep waiting for the intrepid detective to show up and take charge, solve the mystery.
Those Troubling OD Statistics
In recent months, samples have been found with as much as 20% fentanyl content. It’s easy to see how this could increase both the total number of overdoses, and the percentage of victims who did not survive.
Kid-Friendly Pot
I couldn’t find any evidence of consequences suffered by the pot peddlers, so can only assume there weren’t many. And it does look as if they’re still making the same products in the same packages.
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The Brad Pitt Experience
It’s a familiar path that countless others have trod before him. For most of them, things didn’t turn out too well. I’m sure he knows that. We all know that, don’t we?
The Brad Pitt Experience
It’s a familiar path that countless others have trod before him. For most of them, things didn’t turn out too well. I’m sure he knows that. We all know that, don’t we?
RFKJr. and the Pouch
“Pouch” nicotine is a synthetic form of the drug that has been enhanced for rapid absorption and speedy delivery to the brain — changes that render it far more addictive.
What We Can Learn from Estonia
...the situation has improved, mostly because of renewed efforts on the demand side. Estonia adopted harm reduction strategies used effectively in other countries, such as take-home naloxone; ready access to MAT; and efforts to destigmatize drug use and drug users.
The Storytellers
One young man explained that he avoided speaker meetings because the “drunkalogues” he heard triggered in him an awful craving for a drink.
AUD and CUD
A significant percent who enter treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), will also have a moderate to severe problem with cannabis, although they may not recognize that.
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Rage-baited
From a counseling standpoint, it’s a time when we ought to be advising patients to restrict their social media activity, at the very least to selected forums and sites that support recovery goals
Rage-baited
From a counseling standpoint, it’s a time when we ought to be advising patients to restrict their social media activity, at the very least to selected forums and sites that support recovery goals
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.
