08 Jun Lucemyra (lofexidine hydrochloride) FDA-Approved for Opioid Treatment
The first non-opioid medication, Lucemyra (lofexidine hydrochloride) for opioid withdrawal symptoms, was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as...
15 May Trapped Inside the Time Capsule of PTSD? Try This Revolutionary Therapy
Victims of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) know exactly what it’s like to live inside their head years after a life-altering traumatic experience. PTSD is a disorder that develops after an individual directly or indirectly experiences a traumatic event, such as the following: • Combat • Domestic violence •...
10 Apr Challenges of Motherhood: Breeding Grounds for Alcoholism?
There’s no such thing as a “one-size-fits-all” type of treatment for alcohol use disorders, just as there is no such thing as a “stereotypical” face of alcoholism. The unshaven, disheveled look of a middle-aged man holding a beer bottle inside a paper bag, staggering from...
08 Apr Substance Abuse Addiction Treatment in Corporate America
While Fortune 500 companies and other corporations may boast a handsome benefits package that includes a flexible savings account and other perks for their employees, one of the biggest obstacles standing between employees and their benefits is their lack of knowledge about substance abuse addiction....
28 Feb Eradicate Repeat DUI Offenses Once and For All
Why do some commit more DUI offenses than others? In a study examining the relationship between repeat “driving under the influence” (DUI) offenders and other first-time offenders, the results revealed that the repeat offenders were diagnosed with comorbid disorders whereas the others were not (Nelson, Belkin,LaPlante,...
22 Jan Vivitrol is not “replacing a drug with a drug”
For Alexa Morgenroth, Vivitrol worked when nothing else had, after her multiple attempts to recover from drug and alcohol addiction were met with failure. Gabriel, who recovered from his addiction to heroin, also owes his life to Vivitrol, after having survived drug overdoses and a...
12 May The 4-1-1 on Meditation
What is meditation?
Hint: it's probably not what you think.
Let me guess...