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News and analysis on addiction, recovery, and mental health.
Social Contagion: Living with a Person at Risk of Depression May Increase Your Risk As Well
At certain periods in life, living with a person who uses maladaptive thinking styles increases your risk of depression. Fortunately, the opposite is also true.
4 Months of High-Dose Opiate Use Ups Erectile Dysfunction Risk by 50%
Here’s one very compelling reason to quit opiates sooner rather than later.
Most Opiate Abusers Get Pills from Friends or Family – Not from Doctors
The overwhelming majority of those who abuse opiates or become addicted get the medications from friends or family and have previously used drugs, such as cocaine.
Addiction Recovery and the Corona Crisis
The absence of in person addiction recovery services and 12 -Step meetings puts us at heightened levels of risk and anxiety. Let’s explore some options.
'Flat Tummy' Fury
At a time when there seems to be more of an emphasis on female empowerment than ever before, messages of shame related to body size still permeate our culture.
Even Brain Damaged Alcoholics Can Expect Neural Recovery with Prolonged Sobriety
A study which proves that it is never too late to quit drinking shows that even severely brain damaged alcoholics (who suffer balance and walking problems from their neural deficits) will recover much balance and motor function in time.
20 Common Things People Realize When They Quit Drinking Alcohol
Of all the culturally conditioned behaviors we’ve mindlessly adopted, alcoholism is one of the most curious.
It’s Hip to Be Sober
A mindful sober subculture is emerging, indicating that we’re seeking out deeper, more meaningful connections to others.
Experimental App: Using Passive Phone Data to Monitor Your Mental Health
Your phone’s accelerometer, microphone, location sensor and light sensors provide an app all the data it needs to identify mental health problems – in real time.
Driving to Work Degrades Mental Health but Active Commuting Improves It
Want to be happier (and avoid relapse?) Well, leave the car at home and walk, cycle or bus to work. Researchers say active commuting leads to substantial psychological health gains.
Recovering Alcoholic Michael Botticelli Nominated as Drug Czar
Michael Botticelli, the man now driving US drug policy, brings 25 years of recovery experience to his post.
States Allowing Medical Marijuana Report Fewer Opioid Overdose Fatalities
On average, states with medical marijuana programs saw a substantial drop (24.8%) in opioid overdose fatalities.