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In the News: Updates From the Epidemics
I don’t think there are any health benefits associated with the practice; it’s purely about getting high.
Category: In the News, Thinking About Addiction | Tags: cannabis, epidemiology, opioids
Addicted to Pot
Here’s something else familiar: That preoccupation with obtaining and protecting the supply.
Category: Addictive Substances, How to Talk so Someone With Addiction Will Listen (clinicians) | Tags: cannabis, diagnosis
Why No Opioid Taper?
Not everybody wants to remain dependent on pain medication. But at present, we offer few if any alternatives to doing it on your own.
Category: Thinking About Addiction, Treatment | Tags: opioids, pain, prescription medications
In the News: Flying High in Silicon Valley
Naturally, high-energy entrepreneurs are attracted to stimulants. At least until they begin to experience the toxicity associated with too much of a good thing.
Category: In the News, Thinking About Addiction | Tags: recognizing addiction, stimulants
Alcohol Isn’t a Health Food
More likely the hope is to increase awareness of the risks, and encourage drinkers to limit consumption.
Category: Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction | Tags: alcohol, bad information, research
New Life, New You, New Job
Rebuilding trust is no easy feat but if you have a friend or family member willing to let you crash on the couch, you will have to do just that temporarily.
Category: Articles, People in Recovery | Tags: maintaining sobriety, tools for recovery
In the News: K2 in New Haven
Even if society miraculously eliminated its problems, some people would still be attracted to drugs.
Category: In the News, Thinking About Addiction | Tags: drug trafficking, synthetics
The Study of Pain
The goal is to eventually develop an objective scale by which pain can be measured not by self-report, but by neuroimaging.
Category: Thinking About Addiction | Tags: pain, research
Simon Pegg’s Story
As control erodes, the drinker redoubles efforts to regain it. Some resort to “white-knuckle” abstinence, giving up alcohol for a while, just to prove to themselves or someone else that they can.
Category: How to Talk so Someone With Addiction Will Listen (families), People in Recovery | Tags: celebrity, recovery memoir
In the News: Blue Light Special
As the article points out, it’s possible to make use of the flashlight on your cellphone for the necessary illumination.
Category: In the News, Thinking About Addiction | Tags: prevention