This is an extension of the previous post. As I wrote previously, addiction has been in the news lately due to the heroin epidemic, especially in New Hampshire as they get ready for the presidential primary. I’m glad a light is shone on the problem…
There are similarities between alcohol and opiates. The research is beyond my full understanding, but the research results show that the two drugs act on the same parts of the brain in similar ways. I have a hunch that one day science will discover there…
In 2016, addiction is still misunderstood. It’ll be easier to treat addiction once we all speak about the problem with the same basic understanding. Not all is known about addiction, but what is known should be common knowledge, seeing as how addiction causes so much…
I received a link to an article this morning from a friend – the article was written by someone who has worked in the substance rehab field for a long time in practically every capacity. The article reminded me of my journey in this field….
CBS has an interesting article regarding the use of Vivitrol to treat heroin addiction. This is interesting for several reasons – one is that Vivitrol has been used to treat alcoholism for a number of years now. Now, there’s a connection between Vivitrol, heroin and alcoholism. This helps confirm that alcoholism and…
Here is a recently written NPR article about prescription opiates and heroin. The article talks about psychological and physical dependence and how opiates act on the brain. The article also addresses the shortage of treatment providers and expertise in treating addiction. It’s good that…
Addiction has been called a family disease. That stretches the meaning of disease, but the point is obvious. Addiction affects the family. Below is an excerpt from NCADD: Addiction is a family disease that stresses the family to the breaking point, impacts the stability of…
Or a cocaine problem, or an opiate problem, or a pot problem, etc. We have an ad that gets to the heart of an alcohol problem: The hardest part is taking that first step and calling someone and saying that you need help. Most of us,…
If a pundit had predicted back in the 90s that one of the main concerns for New Hampshire primary voters in 2016 would be heroin addiction, the pundit would’ve been dismissed as batty. Even if Nostradamus had been resurrected from the grave, he wouldn’t have…
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