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What Really Caused the Death of David Carr?
The premature death of David Carr is deeply tragic for many reasons. Among them are that 1) it was preventable and 2) many other Americans…
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Heroin Addiction: 2 Barriers to Using Buprenorphine in Treatment
“There’s a treatment for heroin addiction that actually works. Why aren’t we using it?” Huffington Post investigative reporter Jason Cherkis posed this poignant question as…
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Rolling the Dice: Problem Gambling and Substance Use Disorder Recovery
Editor’s Note: Gambling Disorder was moved from the “Impulse” to the “Addiction” chapter of the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5).…
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The New Smokes: E-Cigarettes and Teenagers
In a guest post last November, Dr. Sunil Khushalani stressed the need for research data to try to resolve the controversy regarding the benefits versus…
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The Congressional Elephant and the Marijuana Mouse and Science Collide
I was wrong to believe the political pundits who thought that Congress had bigger issues to address than reversing the ballot initiative in favor of…
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Back to BASICS: An Intervention Strategy for the Drinking College Population
Last week I summarized “Recent Drug Use Trends in the College Age Years.” In doing so, I noted that these trends were mixed, which from…
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Recent Drug Use Trends in the College Age Years
Two weeks ago, I summarized the 2014 data on teenage drug use from “Monitoring the Future.” This week I will turn to those in their…
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Treating Addictions with the Transcendental Meditation Technique
Editor’s Note: Meditation has been used for centuries to help reduce stress and promote psychological growth. Of the many types that exist, Transcendental Meditation is…
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Drug Use Trends in 2014
At the beginning of every year, I rely on the University of Michigan’s “Monitoring the Future” study to bring me up to date about the…
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Looking Back and Ahead
Thanks to all of you who have read one or more of our posts this year. My goal was to focus on developments in addictions…
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