Substance Abuse Is High In LGBTQ Communities
Substance Abuse Is High In LGBTQ Communities The mental health issues that impact lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals do not get the attention they deserve. Hot topics in recent years have been about marriage and work-place discrimination. While media focus is important in creating positive changes in equality and in the struggles […]
Deadly Drinking Game on Social Media
Deadly Drinking Game on Social Media A new drinking game is rapidly spreading among young people using popular social media outlets. The fad is thought to have originated in Australia, and then moved to New Zealand, Ireland, Great Britain, France, and the United States. The game called “neknomination” is very dangerous and although players are […]
Spring Break Dangers
Spring Break Dangers According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) about half of all college students binge drink at some point. Spring break has been a tradition of college students for decades and is the most likely time that binge drinking will become extreme and turn deadly. According to Dr. Eric […]
Dangers of Sleeping Pills
Dangers of Sleeping Pills Many people have difficulty sleeping. It’s a terrible issue to deal with – being unable to get to sleep or stay asleep, tossing and turning all night, then being exhausted and grumpy during the day. To help with this, people take sleeping pills to help them get to sleep more easily […]
Smoking Marijuana Without Memory Loss? New Research Shows Hope!
Smoking Marijuana Without Memory Loss? New Research Shows Hope! The FDA has approved drugs based on marijuana’s active ingredient, THC, for limited use in some cancer patients, to help combat the nausea and vomiting experienced during chemotherapy treatments. It is limited because the main side-effect, memory loss, is such a concern. Little has been known […]
“Craze” Supplement Has a Meth-Like Ingredient
“Craze” Supplement Has a Meth-Like Ingredient If you go to sports websites to buy the body-building supplement, Craze, you will frequently get an “out of stock” message. This could be because a recent study has found that the stimulant N,alpha-DEPEA has been found in the powdered supplement, but was not listed as one of the […]
Alcohol May Stop Bones from Healing
Alcohol May Stop Bones from Healing Binge drinking is defined by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) as more than 5 drinks at a sitting for men and 4 for women. NIAAA also informs us that one in six adults binge drink at least four times per month with eight drinks each […]
How Will You Manage the Triggers to Use While in Recovery?
How Will You Manage the Triggers to Use While in Recovery? An excellent article by Kate Green gives some great tips on managing triggers after completing a residential recovery program. Green states that the real work of recovery starts after the addict leaves the treatment center or completes treatment. A trigger is something that suddenly […]
Brain Scans Reveal Modern Meditation Can Stop Everyday Worries; Lowers Anxiety by 39%
Brain Scans Reveal Modern Meditation Can Stop Everyday Worries; Lowers Anxiety by 39% Meditation as it is practiced today may be slightly different than it was in the ancient past and practiced for different reasons. History shows us that meditation in the 5th and 6th centuries was often as a religious practice. In today’s more […]
Lawyers and Substance Abuse: Dealing with Clients Who are Addicted
Lawyers and Substance Abuse: Dealing with Clients Who are Addicted It’s important for lawyers to determine if a client is a person with substance use disorder, a substance abuser or an average person who used poor judgment. It’s hard to know, especially because the average lawyer is not an expert on addiction. There is no […]