Across State Lines
I have little confidence in the ability (or willingness) of Internet companies to determine if a prospective purchaser is underage.
Alcohol Tax Cut
...those users have fewer resources to pay for healthcare and legal problems that often result from more drinking. So who picks up the tab?
This first-person account caught my eye in when it appeared in a recent issue of The Guardian. It’s about one man’s experience with a shopping disorder.
One change that worked: I used to be a compulsive shopper
That’s of interest to me because I so often encounter people, especially in early recovery, who find themselves dealing with compulsive behaviors of various types. Spending and shopping are probably the most common, and gambling the most damaging to its victims. But in today’s environment, all three are likely to be expressed online.
Where impulsive behaviors involve acting without first considering the consequences, compulsive behavior patterns involve repetitive acts characterized by the feeling that one 'has to' perform them. You may well worry about the possible harm involved, but still feel compelled to go ahead and do it anyway.
I sometimes characterize that as ‘the potato chip syndrome’ --one is never enough. It seems to create an urge for...
One change that worked: I used to be a compulsive shopper
That’s of interest to me because I so often encounter people, especially in early recovery, who find themselves dealing with compulsive behaviors of various types. Spending and shopping are probably the most common, and gambling the most damaging to its victims. But in today’s environment, all three are likely to be expressed online.
Where impulsive behaviors involve acting without first considering the consequences, compulsive behavior patterns involve repetitive acts characterized by the feeling that one 'has to' perform them. You may well worry about the possible harm involved, but still feel compelled to go ahead and do it anyway.
I sometimes characterize that as ‘the potato chip syndrome’ --one is never enough. It seems to create an urge for...
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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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Odds & Ends, Cannabis Edition
A recent analysis of “..more than 55,000 adults based on their participation in panels between 2013 to 2022 found that after legalization of cannabis, their monthly usage rose 3.9%…”
Yet Another Celebrity Overdose
Expansion of Medicaid has greatly improved things for those at the low end, but we seem to have greater difficulty coming up with a decent solution for the crazy stuff that can sometimes happen at the very top.
Odds & Ends, Cannabis Edition
A recent analysis of “..more than 55,000 adults based on their participation in panels between 2013 to 2022 found that after legalization of cannabis, their monthly usage rose 3.9%…”
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.
