It’s a truth universally acknowledged that any teenager desires to have fun. Everybody wants to have a good time, to enjoy themselves. But do you need a drug to get you there? Is it true that a party can’t be a party unless everybody there is on ecstasy? Let’s reconsider. The Illusion It’s wonderful. Ecstasy … Read More
Innovative psychiatry studies performed between 1966 and 1970 suggested careful LSD use could be a unique way to help alcoholics sober up. According to the findings, one dose of the powerful drug could help alcoholics give up their drinking obsession for as long as six months. The counter-intuitive method recommended 40 years ago by Krebs … Read More
In general, we addicts and alcoholics pop our pills and drink our alcohol because the substance makes us feel better. Maybe we just fought with our spouse. Maybe we just had a bad day at work. Maybe we just watched our favorite TV show. Either way, we needed to escape reality, so we could feel … Read More
If you’ve been listening to the news last Christmas, you’ve probably heard about Zohydro–the new proposed painkiller coming to market soon. And later this year, you might be hearing a lot more about it. Zohydro has sent little ripples of shock through addiction experts and those who care about the rise of prescription addiction. So … Read More
OFF THE SHELVES OxyContin, or Oxy, just came off the shelves—in Canada that is. So, it must be serious, right? In efforts to fight problems with increasing addiction, some provinces in Canada no longer publically fund OxyContin. Some of the provinces even chose not to fund the new replacement (put into U.S. pharmacy cabinet in … Read More
We’re still waiting on the toxicology tests for the cause of Whitney Houston’s death. Many speculate that the cause will be a combination of prescription drugs and alcohol. Frank Bruni, in his February op-ed piece on Whitney, brought up an interesting point about the lack of emphasis on alcohol in Houston’s death. He points out that … Read More
Tanning Salon Regulars Beware: that lovely blue light darkening your skin to a perfect bronze complexion may be changing your brain in the process. Scientist recently shed light on the effects of UV radiation on the brain. Their findings suspect that frequent exposure to UV light holds potential for addiction. “Tanning addiction” has recently been shown … Read More
Are you taking sleeping pills (like Ambien, Lunesta, Rozerem, Sonata, Silenor, Halcion, Restoril)—even as few as 18 in a year? If you are, you have a much higher risk of dying than your friends who don’t take sleeping pills, according to a recent study, published in the British Medical Journal Open. Although several major news … Read More
I just watched the movie My Name is Bill W, and I was really impacted by this brief representation of Bill W’s life. It was so hard to watch him get drunk over and over again and to apologize over and over again. One of the best scenes is when Bill W explains his thoughts to his wife, … Read More
Former NBA star and stand-out Fresno State point guard Chris Herren talks about his drug addiction and recovery. “Truth is, I should be dead,” he says in the interview with CNN. “[I am alive] by the grace of God, 12 steps, and my recovery program. If it wasn’t for people extending their hand and offering me treatment … Read More
