Sobriety

Meet Your Master Teacher

You are missing it! You could be missing all the fun, all the excitement and all the gifts. Most of…

11 years ago

Changing Chemistry in Synthetic Drugs Poses Challenges for Law Enforcement

Law enforcement officials and prosecutors are finding it difficult to win convictions against makers of synthetic drugs, who are constantly…

11 years ago

The Subway Experiment

My friend Jenny owns a Subway sandwich shop in a large city. When local teenagers began to loiter near the…

11 years ago

Women and Prescription Drugs: The Gender Gap Tightens

By David Sack, M.DWomen are catching up to men and, for once, it’s not good news. Decades ago, addiction was…

11 years ago

Sex Addiction and Co-dependency

Sexual addiction never exists in a vacuum. The individual that’s closest to the sex addict, whether that person is a…

11 years ago

When Addictions Collide

By Lesley L. Williams, M.D.For women and men with co-occurring eating and substance abuse disorders, the two issues form concentric…

11 years ago

When Relapse Turns Deadly: What You Need to Know About Drug Overdose

By David Sack, M.D., CEO of Elements Behavioral HealthFriends and fans are reeling in the wake of Glee actor Cory…

11 years ago

The Controlling Self

By Mike Finecey, MA, LPC, LISACIf our childhood included pain and we didn’t have someone to teach us what to…

11 years ago

Brain Health Checklist

Aging can significantly change the way our brains function. As we get older, we become more likely to develop degenerative…

11 years ago

The Picture & The Frame

Sometimes I look around my house and all I see are projects. The light fixture in the living room needs…

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