The Taboo Subject
I just watched The Lost Weekend with Ray Milland — again. If you’re too young to remember this film classic, but interested in seeing alcoholism at its grittiest — this...
Read MoreI just watched The Lost Weekend with Ray Milland — again. If you’re too young to remember this film classic, but interested in seeing alcoholism at its grittiest — this...
Read MoreFor nearly 20 years the FDA approved medication, naltrexone, has proven that it nearly eliminates the desire for alcohol and opiates, and eliminates the euphoria from drinking and taking opiates....
Read MoreBy Tian Dayton, PhD We should feel proud as a professional community, the addictions field has impacted the entire mental health field by being among the first to incorporate yoga,...
Read MoreAs commuters hustled through the Washington, D.C. metro station on a cold winter morning, a musician stood next to a wall playing his violin, the case at his feet open...
Read MoreBy Seth Born Finding help for a loved one battling addiction can feel like a daunting task: Which facility is the right for them? Whose services should I use? What...
Read MoreWe are sitting on the edge of Spring, the season of rebirth and rejuvenation. For the earth, it’s time to blossom. The changes energize us and we begin to think...
Read MoreBy Theodore Caputi on Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheodoreCaputi 2014 may very well be the most tumultuous year for drug and alcohol research and policy in recent history. The CDC has declared the...
Read MoreAddiction has long been limited to the abuse of chemical substances that leads to physical and emotional dependence. While still debated by some experts, many now agree that there are...
Read MoreBy Colleen DeRango, MA, LISAC, SEP, The Meadows As I turn off Highway 60, and follow the bumpy gravel road with its winding twists and turns, I feel as if...
Read MoreBy Dr. Barbara Krantz philip Seymour Hoffman’s tragic death has focused attention on heroin addiction. Unfortunately, heroin addiction is on the rise from teens to older adults. Heroin Addiction doesn’t...
Read More“I couldn’t do anything without rituals. They invaded every aspect of my life. Counting really bogged me down. I would wash my hair three times as opposed to once because...
Read MoreA student told her spiritual teacher that she was suffering under “the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,” quoting Shakespeare’s famous verse from Hamlet. The teacher looked her piercingly in...
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