Michael Botticelli, has backed a ban on the high-strength opioid painkillers at the heart of the US overdose epidemic now claiming about 50,000 lives a year. Botticelli supported a petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by families of opioid victims,...
… 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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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
