Saturday, February 27th, 2010
I was talking with a friend the other night, and he asked me my opinion about the line between addiction and normal behavior. He was wondering whether I think that everyone who looks at porn is a sex addict.
I don't. (see some of our posts on sex addiction here)
Still, the ...
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
I can't hide it any longer, I just have to confess: I hate the way addiction treatment is managed nowadays. With over 25 million people meeting criteria for addictions in the U.S., only 10% are seeking treatment on a yearly basis. Sure, part of the problem is that others just ...
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Saturday, January 30th, 2010
The U.S. policy regarding the drug problem is still centered mainly on the enforcement of its drug laws and intervention in the drug supply both within the U.S. and in neighboring countries. There is no question that this "crusade" has had an impact. Importing a kilogram of cocaine into the ...
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
contributing author: Katie McGrath
Continuing with our posts on the relationship between addiction, exercise, and recovery, let's discuss the benefits of yoga and
The origins of American Yoga practice
America first turned to yoga in the 60s as a way to get high without using drugs. Over the years, yoga has grown ...
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
contributing author: Katie McGrath
We've talked quite a bit about the benefits of active habits, especially early in recovery when addicts are looking for things to do instead of drugs and alcohol. If you want to look at another blogger who supports the idea that replacing addictive habits is essential ...
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Saturday, September 19th, 2009
The stigma of addiction is alive and well. Whether you believe in the disease model or not, it seems that people's judgments regarding what it means to be an addict are well entrenched.
I'd like to work on that a bit.
Why is addiction a disease?
In numerous posts on this site I've ...
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Friday, July 17th, 2009
A recent open label study found some support for the effectiveness of a Risperidone injection, given once every 2 weeks, in reducing crystal meth use.
The 22 patients who participated reduced their weekly meth use from an average of 4 times per week to only 1 time per week. The difference ...
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