Does Your Teen Need Addiction Treatment?
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, or NIDA, by senior year, more than 70 percent of teens will drink alcohol, more than 50 percent will try an illegal drug, and more than 20 [...]
When Does Gaming Become an Addiction?
The line between enthusiasm for video games and addiction is fuzzy. Someone can spend a lot of time playing video games without suffering negative consequences. Some studies even show that video games might have some [...]
What’s the Difference Between Vivitrol and the “Addiction Vaccine”?
Amid the growing awareness of the opioid epidemic in the US, there has been a lot of interest in an experimental “addiction vaccine” that would render opioid drugs useless in anyone who has been vaccinated. [...]
Does the Disease Model of Addiction Make Recovery Harder?
AA has been arguing for decades that addiction is a disease and a recent poll shows that a slim majority of Americans now believe that addiction is a disease that requires treatment. Despite the popular [...]
Why do Anti-drug Campaigns Fail?
When President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency, one of his suggestions was to start a "really tough, really big, really great" ad campaign to deter drug use, leading every American [...]
Can You Overdose on LSD?
It is possible to overdose on LSD. You may have heard the urban legend about that guy your cousin’s friend knew who took too much acid and thought he was a glass of orange juice. [...]
How To Know When Its Time To Find A New Therapist
A good therapist is a valuable asset in recovery. While meetings are great for social support, introspection, and inspiration, they aren’t really intended to provide help for specific mental health issues. However, about half of [...]
Can You Abuse Suboxone?
One of the common arguments against medication assisted therapy, or MAT, is that since methadone and buprenorphine are opioid agonists, they may be abused by the people they are meant to help, or diverted for [...]
Should Prisoners Get Addiction Medication?
Whether or not prisoners should receive medication assisted treatment, or MAT, while incarcerated is a contentious issue. Critics say that methadone and buprenorphine may be used to get high rather than treat addiction. Methadone in [...]
Why is Abstinence Easier than Moderation?
You may have heard some version of St. Augustine’s observation that “To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.” 12-step programs emphasize total abstinence from drugs and alcohol. This focus on abstinence, along with [...]