It is a simple goal: make treatment better in California. Achieving that goal in the state with the nation’s largest and most diverse addiction treatment system is where it gets less simple. Undaunted by the ...
It is often said in AA groups that we need to honor principles before personalities. I think we all understand what the sentiment is behind this statement; in order to curb our egos we need ...
As you are probably aware, our nation—and indeed the world—suffer from a growing epidemic of obesity. A recent Los Angeles Times piece really drove home to me how serious the problem has become (Healy, 2016). ...
This is a question that produces all sorts of conflicting answers and heated rhetoric depending on whom you ask. History If we go back in time, one of the earliest references to the ...
“Perception is 99 percent of reality.” This expression is never far from my mind as I go about living my own busy life. Each of us can make everything that comes our way somewhat ...
Marijuana has long been demonized and implicated in the War on Drugs. Although listed in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA’s) Schedule I—along with MDMA, LSD, and heroin—some argue the scheduling is incorrect and advocate for ...
Dear Dr. Toni: I have had issues with food my entire life. I think it started in Catholic school when I was about eleven years old and began developing breasts. The nuns in the ...
According to author and parenting expert Jane Bluestein, PhD, “There is a very big difference between striving for excellence and striving for perfection. Dedicating ourselves to doing our best and aiming for continual improvement is ...
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that affects many women and a small percentage of men in this country. It is characterized by an acute reduction in weight, an intense fear of weight gain, and ...
Young people and adults use all types of substances (NIDA, 2015). Although rates of use are decreasing for some synthetic drugs, too many youth continue to use these drugs, which are man-made chemicals with a ...
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