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17 Tips for a Sober Thanksgiving
Let’s just focus on eating the pie, shall we? The holiday season has arrived. And, just like every…
Read Article →Food Addictions Are Real Addictions And More and More People Are Getting Hooked
Nobody has to score Hershey’s kisses on the street. Nobody has to smuggle Pringles across the country hidden…
Read Article →This Is What It’s Like To Be A Teacher At A ‘Sober’ High School
These kids, they break my heart every day. “I’m sorry about yesterday,” Jared mumbles as he shuffles into…
Read Article →Urine drug tests are effective but easy to cheat on
Each day, 91 people die of prescription opioid and heroin (the cheapest form of opiate) overdoses, according to…
Read Article →Benzodiazepine Addiction: 10 Things Doctors Want You to Know
Although prescribed frequently, benzodiazepines like Xanax or Valium are not a quick fix for anxiety, seizures, insomnia and…
Read Article →The opioid and fentanyl crisis killed my brother; here’s what every family needs to know
Americans are now more likely to die by accidental opioid overdose than by a car crash. Source: TODAY…
Read Article →Can 12-Step Programs Treat Dual Diagnoses?
Effective treatment needs to include both the substance use disorder and the co-occurring disorder in an integrated approach…
Read Article →Walmart and CVS are among the retailers being sued for aiding the spread of opioids
Plaintiffs are seeking billions of dollars in restitution. Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid are among the superstores…
Read Article →Reefer madness? Study appears to dispel theory of spike in teen marijuana use in states where it’s legal
Fears of a jump in U.S. high school students using marijuana in states where recreational cannabis has been…
Read Article →How opioids invaded America — and are now tightening their grip
After a breakup in 2008, a cousin gave Ashlee Krichmar, then 20, a Percocet. She’d never much liked…
Read Article →Video game addiction now considered a mental health disorder, according to World Health Organization
Too much Fortnite could be an actual problem. The World Health Organization approved its new version of the…
Read Article →The Hard Facts on Marijuana
Much of the talk about legalizing marijuana seems to happen in an information vacuum. Today I’d like to…
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