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Why People Smoke Cigarettes – Five Reasons That Might Surprise You Author: Sarah Kylie Why People Smoke Cigarettes – Five Reasons That Might Surprise You Cigarette smoking is a personal choice. However, if you are considering stopping smoking, you may already realize that quitting requires more than willpower or scaring yourself with statistics […]
From Uber Rides to Patient Advocates: What It Takes to Increase ER Addiction Treatment Aneri Pattani For years, Kayla West watched the opioid epidemic tear through her eastern Tennessee community. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, she treated people with mental illness but felt she needed to do more to address addiction. So in 2020, when […]
2023-07-25 Medications for opioid use disorder — MOUD — and adolescents Treatment with drugs such as buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone is deemed the gold standard for youth with opioid addictions. Why isn’t it used more often? By Tammy Worth In two decades as a pediatrician, Jason Reynolds has had no success treating patients […]
Unraveling the Correlation between Alcoholism, Addiction, and Past Life Experiences By Editorial Team The relationship between alcoholism, addiction, and past life experiences is a complex and multifaceted subject that intertwines various psychological, environmental, and biological factors. Understanding this correlation can shed light on the origins and development of addiction disorders, including alcoholism. […]
Addictions In Relationships: Addiction to Alcohol By: Cucan Pemo There is no relationship that can breed more frustration and unhappiness than a relationship where one of the partners is an alcoholic. Such a relationship will be marked by constant arguments, financial turmoil, emotional blackmail and even physical abuse. It is a relationship where one partner […]
2022-11-30 Co-occurring disorders and Addiction By Erica Weiman The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that nearly 50 percent of people who have a substance use disorder also have a co-occurring mental health disorder. Additionally, 40 percent of people with depression or anxiety also have a substance use disorder. This can make […]
Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention 1 in 13 women reports drinking alcohol during pregnancy, which can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Learn about ways to reduce risky drinking. CDC recently reported that 1 in 8 women and 1 in 5 high school girls binge drink1, increasing their risk of breast cancer, heart […]
2022-09-08 The Road to Recovery: An Addiction and Substance Abuse Treatment Plan That Works By Dotson Alston You’ve been struggling with addiction and substance abuse for way too long. You’ve tried to quit on your own, but you always seem to relapse. Maybe it’s time to try something new. The […]
Dueling Epidemics: One Man’s Story of Overcoming Pain and Addiction (BPT) – A decade ago, life was good for Carion Young. He was playing competitive tennis, fixing cars and enjoying life. Carion was also living with Type 1 diabetes, and all this activity began taking a toll on his body. His glucose levels weren’t […]
Passion and Addiction By Bruce Wilson, PhD “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”- C.G. Jung How do passion and addiction differ? How are they similar? Could our passion escalate into an addiction? Is it possible to change an unhealthy addiction into a healthy […]