Across State Lines
I have little confidence in the ability (or willingness) of Internet companies to determine if a prospective purchaser is underage.
Do-It-Yourself Intervention Guide
The Guide includes a step-by-step explanation of how intervention works and how to plan one for your addict/alcoholic.
Detox and Withdrawal Management: is there a difference? Most people in the field seem to use the two terms interchangeably. But they probably shouldn’t.
Detoxification refers to a physiological process that occurs naturally when someone who has become physically dependent on an addictive substance (or substances) ceases use. A kind of cleansing of the body, if you will. The acute phase is generally completed within 3 to 7 days. In many cases, a person detoxifying from alcohol or other drugs may suffer a significant degree of pain and discomfort during the process.
Detoxification in the simplest sense is something that most patients I’ve known have undertaken on their own initiative – – often without medication (“cold turkey”) — at least once prior to coming to treatment. That can indeed be risky, but since addiction has been and probably will continue to be heavily stigmatized in some parts of society, most users will go it alone if they can. If they discover...
Detoxification refers to a physiological process that occurs naturally when someone who has become physically dependent on an addictive substance (or substances) ceases use. A kind of cleansing of the body, if you will. The acute phase is generally completed within 3 to 7 days. In many cases, a person detoxifying from alcohol or other drugs may suffer a significant degree of pain and discomfort during the process.
Detoxification in the simplest sense is something that most patients I’ve known have undertaken on their own initiative – – often without medication (“cold turkey”) — at least once prior to coming to treatment. That can indeed be risky, but since addiction has been and probably will continue to be heavily stigmatized in some parts of society, most users will go it alone if they can. If they discover...
- Thinking About Addiction
- In the News
- Public Health
- Public Policy
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.
- Resources About
- Addiction
- Addictive Substances
- Prevention
- Recovery
- Treatment
Detox versus Withdrawal Management
...since addiction has been and probably will continue to be heavily stigmatized in some parts of society, most users will go it alone at least once.
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
Update on Pot-related DWI…
Apparently, cannabis testing yields an unacceptable number of false positive results.
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.
Detox versus Withdrawal Management
...since addiction has been and probably will continue to be heavily stigmatized in some parts of society, most users will go it alone at least once.
- Resources For
- Addiction Clinicians
- Families
- People in Recovery
- Programs
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.
- Library
- Bookshelf
- PDF Articles
- Videos
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.
