This first article discusses the problem of prescription drug misuse and addiction. It reviews signs and symptoms, reasons for using these drugs, and their effects on drug users and their families. The next article will ...
This is the final installment in a two-column series focusing on embracing the quality of patience in enhancing both the successfulness and overall quality of recovery from alcoholism and/or drug addiction. The initial installment expounded ...
As consumers, we live in a constant state of information overload. Just try to order a product off Amazon and that point becomes very clear; suddenly there are thousands of options at your fingertips, all ...
It is cunning, baffling, and powerful. It is also cheap, accessible, and legal. Yes, alcohol wins the trifecta hands down. Alcohol is a formidable opponent and survivor, and has overcome the attacks of the Temperance ...
Dear Dr. Toni, I am the executive director of a treatment facility where I am the only woman in a leadership position. The clinical director, the new director of admissions, and the CEO are ...
“In general, reconnecting with the essential self can be gradual, sudden or anywhere along a continuum. This book is an overview of my perceptions of how we might go about reconnecting with our essential self. ...
A reasonable question to ask is this: Why aren’t we having better outcomes with many patients who are being treated for addictive disorders in spite of many years of treatment experience (Miller, Wilbourne, & Hettema, ...
Dear Dr. Toni, I don’t know what to do about my younger sister. She’s a recovering alcoholic, so alcohol isn’t the issue right now. She neglected her teeth and is now facing $40,000 in dental ...
Shuvendu Sen, MD, is a nationally and internationally recognized physician, author, speaker, and a humanitarian for over twenty years. He is director and associate program director of the internal medicine residency program at Raritan Bay ...
Looking back over this year’s headlines on so many happenings in the world of addiction and behavioral health, it may be excusable to have given short shrift to one of this decade’s most important documents: ...
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