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Alcohol use disorder contributes to the death of lead epidemic researcher
I’ve been thinking of Dr Frank Plummer who I posted about on 21 January 2020 as I remembered he was recognized for leadership roles in the Sars, H1N1 flu and Ebola epidemics. I was hoping that his brain surgery for alcohol addiction had worked and that he...
Fear kills us more
Once, millions of people were gathering at a religious place of pilgrimage. There was a very saintly old person who couldn’t really walk that far distance to join everyone. He had a small hut somewhere on the way, but it was hundreds of miles away. The pilgrims were...
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Forget the notion of moderation – any refined sugar is excessive
… refined sugars can produce bingeing and cravings – indicative of an addictive substance. And then there’s withdrawal. “Withdrawal symptoms from sugar come from dopamine deficiency in the brain. This may lead to symptoms such as attention deficit hyperactivity...
Trump urged to declare a national emergency over opioid crisis
In a draft report, the cross-party group of lawmakers argue that doing so would force officials to prioritise attention and funding to the issue. “With approximately 142 Americans dying every day, America is enduring a death toll equal to September 11th every three...
Life is Relationship – bonding, belonging, connection
This awesome video from in a nutshell breaks down some examples surrounding addiction, and how our perceptions are wrong. What causes addiction? Easy, right? Drugs cause it. But maybe it is not that simple. Watch the Video
The Journey to Change the Way America Views and Treats Addiction Is Just Beginning.
Facing Addiction Across America chronicles the journey of two best friends as they travel from their home state of California to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, filming episodes of their journey. Substance use disorder impacts 1/3 of American...
ACEs too high
Addiction doc says: It’s not the drugs. It’s the ACEs – adverse childhood experiences. 33,000 people died from opioid overdose in 2015, 88,000 people die annually from alcohol-related causes, and 480,000 from cigarette smoking. The complicating factor — and why...
First the Pain, then the Rising
I just saw that Foundations Recovery Network have Glennon Doyle Melton as the Keynote speaker for the Innovations in Behavioral Health Care conference in Nashville, June 19-20, 2017. Definitely a great speaker and a great conference. Here is...
Freedom from the Bondage of Addiction, Swami Satchidananda video
From a talk given by Swami Satchidananda during a workshop on “Addiction and Spirituality” at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville. He uncovers the root cause of addiction and how to address it most effectively. https://youtu.be/rdQF4gq1eKY








