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 …
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Jun 02 2014
All You Have to do is Believe in Spirit – Vol. 89 June, 2010
Spirit has guided me through all I have been through lately and I know as long as I continue to believe in Spirit, all will work out for the better.
Mar 10 2014
Is Alcohol Abuse Creating Difficulties in Your Life?
A client of mine who had been free of substance abuse for over 15 years was afraid that she was going to pick up again since her roommates started drinking again. When she went to get counseling things did not go the way she thought they would which is what sent her looking for a different way to receive the help she knew she needed. Read her story here.
Aug 30 2013
Drug abuse and teenagers: Statistics of drug abuse and how to help an addict- Vol. 115, August 25, 2011
The National Center of Addiction and Substance Abuse or CASA at Columbia University has reported this June, that adolescent substance use is the number one public health problem. This based on data from surveys 1,000 high school students, 1,000 parents, and 500 high school employees, including principals, teachers, counselors and coaches. According to the researchers …
Mar 02 2013
Replacing Water with H2O: Medication versus Abused Drugs?
What happens when a person who is addicted on a mind altering drug is placed on another drug that is just as addictive without the mind alterations? This article speaks to this question and what we can do about it.
Dec 08 2012
Is Your Relationship Destroying You? 9 Emotional Abuse Symptoms and How to Deal with Them
Volume 178, Nov. 30, 2012 It is amazing to me how many of my clients come in telling me of their loving relationships. You know all the great things their partner does for and with them. And then after a little bit of chit chat the truth slowly comes out once piece at a time. …