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...
In September 2004, Forbes magazine published a Satel article under the headline, “OxyContin doesn’t cause addiction. Its abusers are already addicts.” In an article for The Wall Street Journal headlined “Oxy...
In 2007, Purdue pleaded guilty to federal charges of understating the risk of addiction and agreed to pay $600 million in fines and penalties. Still, the company argued publicly that OxyContin has “done far more good than harm,” and it sought to place...
Studies show that African American and Latinx individuals are far less likely than white people to complete outpatient and residential substance use disorder treatment. The inequity is also in access to medication. NPR highlighted a...
Nicotine Anonymous 12 Step Recovery Program for freedom from nicotine addiction The 12-Step fellowship, Nicotine Anonymous (NicA), has grown in 37 years to have over 700 weekly ongoing face-to-face mutual support groups in 32 countries. At meetings members share their...
Microbiologist Frank Plummer has become the guinea pig in a clinical trial investigating whether brain implants can help treat alcohol use disorder. He’s loved his work describing it as vital and exciting, but stressful, with 12-hour days that began with coffee and...
In 2011 I was made aware of Deena Metzger through a workshop by a Shaman Jeanie Griffin at West Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders (WCSAD) – a very welcome change from all the sessions on the BDMA – Brain Disease Model of...
Studies show that loneliness is as bad for your health as smoking or obesity. People who are lonely are at higher risk of diabetes, heart disease and dementia. What if the entire community was treated as part of the health care system, and if social...
Many of these resources are available whenever you need them. (No need to schedule an appointment between the hours of 9 and 5.) Support groups, hotlines and call centers, websites, and online forums, and even apps can be put into action when you have a crisis or...
CA Department of Public Health Issues Public Health Advisory Health Advisory urges everyone to refrain from vapingThe California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a health advisory this week urging everyone to refrain from vaping, no matter the substance or...
