...a former US Senator took the time to explain to me that framing certain problems as a war rather than, say, a public health issue, was because it made it much easier to marshal public support and (hopefully) a lot of funding.
...a former US Senator took the time to explain to me that framing certain problems as a war rather than, say, a public health issue, was because it made it much easier to marshal public support and (hopefully) a lot of funding.
It would be difficult for the defense to argue that this isn’t done intentionally, for the purpose of keeping patrons coming back for more. And more, and more.
An increasing number of people rely on AI as their *primary resource for mental health concerns. That includes truly vulnerable populations, such as adolescents.
...a former US Senator took the time to explain to me that framing certain problems as a war rather than, say, a public health issue, was because it made it much easier to marshal public support and (hopefully) a lot of funding.
Now detox has become withdrawal management, and the cookie-cutter approach is no more.
...once it is firmly in the past, it should no longer qualify as evidence of incompetence in the future. Better to treat it as part of the long road towards recovery
Apparently, cannabis testing yields an unacceptable number of false positive results.
Make it a continuing effort, using strategies based in evidence, and harnessing the power of human interaction-- instead of relying on a burst of anti-drug education, however intense.
After all, they call this a "relapsing" disorder.
Now detox has become withdrawal management, and the cookie-cutter approach is no more.
Compulsive behaviors are generally thought to stem from anxiety, and that’s certainly common enough among the newly clean and sober.
Compulsive behaviors are generally thought to stem from anxiety, and that’s certainly common enough among the newly clean and sober.
Children raised in such families are more likely to be exposed to violence, to initiate their own substance use at an earlier age, and to have mental health problems in childhood.
...there are other folks out there like these— pretending to sobriety yet still secretly using, and hoping to avoid the sort of trouble that haunted them in the past.
...with law enforcement agencies taking on vastly different roles, planning and practicing our response appears more important than in the past.
...the author, who grew up in and around the region, chose to use its earnings to found Higher Ground, a home for recovering women.
...the author, who grew up in and around the region, chose to use its earnings to found Higher Ground, a home for recovering women.
It certainly makes sense that if you suffer from a major mental illness, you should stay away from pot.
People have abused opiates for 5,000 years. As much as medicine depends on them, they've always created problems for a percentage of users.
