Blog posts on addiction topics
Apr 09 2015
Gambling: One Problem that Our Country Is Confounded By – Vol. 304, April 9, 2015 There are approximately 6 million gambling addicts in the United States. Due to the fact that many gambling addicts are skilled at hiding their behavior, it is difficult to measure the social and economic effects of it. Pathological gamblers have higher …
Oct 13 2014
The twin dangers of prescribing placebo drugs and over prescribing pain medication is leading to a 500% increase in admissions to substance abuse programs and 400% increase in accidental deaths. This article explores both the larger ramifications of our medical community’s unbelievably destructive protocol in the effort of shaving off some necessary office visit time, and a better way to get the help you or someone that you may love may need.
Sep 01 2014
Article Written by Donna M. Novi explores one of the most insidious issues of medical treatment today explored in “Wake Up Doctors” ad·dict [ áddikt ] somebody dependent on a drug: somebody who is physiologically or psychologically dependent on a potentially harmful drug enthusiast: somebody who is very interested in a particular thing and devotes a lot of time …
Aug 21 2014
How is it that a man who has represented so many sports legends finds himself having to have filed for Chapter 7, personal bankruptcy? It is as is so often the case that the impulsive behaviors that manifest one with alcoholism are to be the cause for much of this man’s sad situation in life. …
Aug 12 2014
About a month ago I started to interact with other mental health professionals on linkedin. Being a person who works with sexual addicts I was drawn to a discussion that was called “Sex, Shame and Addiction: Who Turned on the Red Light?” Interestingly enough, I missed the article that was originally posted from which the …
Jul 08 2014
According to an article in the New York Times, September 14, 2011, Xanax (generic name alprazolam), an anti-anxiety drug was the eighth most prescribed drug in the nation last year, according to SDI, a data firm that tracks drug sales. Xanax is a benzodiazepine which is a sedative. The problem with this medication is that …
Jul 03 2014
Believe It or Not, Mental Health Harms More Than Smoking – Vol. 265, June 14, According to an article written by Danny Matteson in the International Business Times, mental illness can take more years off your life expectancy than smoking. Patients with bipolar or schizophrenia disorder may lose seven to 24 years of their life …