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A Simple Guide for Sobriety on St. Patrick’s Day Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Today is one of the biggest drinking-oriented holidays of the year, making it tough for some of our sober stars out there. In that spirit, here’s a Workit-style perspective switcher: let’s celebrate some reasons sobriety is lucky! “I make my own luck”…

It seems reasonable to expect that the rise of sports betting will lead to an increase in gambling addiction   When Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals kicks off at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on February 13, Americans in close to 30 states plus the District of Columbia and…

“One of the benefits of Dry January is using it as a way to maybe look at some of your … drinking, and developing new habits,” said Erin Goodhart, a senior director at Caron Treatment Centers. Pausing drinking for a month after the excesses of the holiday season — otherwise known as Dry January —…

From mulled wine at a carol service to bucks fizz on Christmas morning, alcohol features heavily in many people’s holiday celebrations. But for those in recovery or anyone who is trying to create healthier drinking habits, Christmas doesn’t always feel like the most wonderful time of the year. In this blog, Susan Laurie, who has…

It’s a little strip of paper not much longer than 2 inches, and it has the potential to prevent a drug overdose. These strips can detect fentanyl, the deadliest drug in the United States, when it’s mixed with other drugs. Between April 2020 through May 2021, there were more than 100,000 drug overdose deaths in…

Dale Domingo counts every day his son Noah is not alive. The 18-year-old was a freshman at UC Irvine and a new fraternity member when he died after drinking excessively at an off-campus party. “It’s been 1,024 days since my son was taken from us,” Domingo said Tuesday. “That’s something I’m actively counting, every day.…

You don’t need to be a scientist to recognize that incarcerated individuals are disproportionately impacted by epidemics. The health harms from being incarcerated and the underlying health inequities among those from the communities most likely to be incarcerated in the U.S. — Black Americans and other communities of color — can be a deadly combination.…

Overdose deaths surged during Covid-19. But suicides declined. What happened? After years of steadily moving in tandem, two of America’s worst public health trends diverged during the coronavirus pandemic. Drug overdose deaths jumped 30 percent last year to 92,500, according to newly released federal data, a sudden surge following years of incremental increases once the…

Just as with smoking, people will pay to have their behavior restricted The average person with Internet access spends 2.5 hours each day on social media, by one estimate, and there are now 3.8 billion social media users worldwide. A natural interpretation of these facts is that social media adds tremendous value to our lives.…

There’s no reason to delay any longer I am a primary care doctor who runs our chronic disease and preventive care initiatives at Massachusetts General Hospital, and in these waning days of the pandemic my clinic often feels like a family reunion that has gone really well. I get to catch up with people I…