Category : Addiction Medicine

Maslow’s Expanded Hierarchy in...


The disease of addiction is one that affects body, mind and spirit. Without addressing all three, the risk of...

WILLIAM WOODBURY, CADC...
02 Nov, 2020

Are Opioids to Blame for the Sharp...


Are Opioids to Blame for the Sharp Rise in Cocaine Overdoses? Cocaine use has gone down in recent years, yet...

Nadia Buza
12 Dec, 2017

Too Many Illicit Drugs to Be Able...


[1]Hundreds of new psychoactive substances have emerged in our culture over the past few years; these substances...

Rev. Kevin T. Coughlin...
08 Dec, 2017

Counseling for Alcoholics


When someone is struggling with alcohol dependency it is difficult to remember how they ended up like that. At...

Johanna O'Flaherty,...
25 Jul, 2017

Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine...


If your son or daughter has a substance abuse disorder and is given a dual diagnosis for a mental health issue,...

Rev. Kevin T. Coughlin...
26 Feb, 2017

Joy Hacking and the Future of...


I popped the pink pill into my mouth and waited for the expected feelings of ecstasy.  No, the pill wasn\'t...

Jonathan Robinson, MA,...
08 Sep, 2016

Marijuana: Its effects and...


Dr. Darryl Inaba is Director of Clinical and Behavioral Health Services for the Addictions Recovery Center and...

Darryl S. Inaba,...
05 May, 2015

International Sportscience Institute


The International Sportscience Institute (ISI) in West Los Angeles has been serving patients locally, nationwide,...

International...
05 May, 2015

The Use and Misuse of Opiates in...


Addiction: Conditioning the brain for reward             It is estimated that there are 1.7 million...

Darryl S. Inaba,...
11 Mar, 2015

Medical Professionals at Risk for...


Prescription drug abuse, rampant among all demographics, is also affecting the medical community. A recent review...

Dan Howard
14 Nov, 2014

Dancing Mindfulness: Taking the...


For many women in recovery, the act of dancing comes with negative charge. Although native peoples have...

Jamie Marich
04 Nov, 2013

Xanax: A Quick Fix for Anxiety that...


Xanax is the drug of choice for doctors to prescribe for anxiety, which in recent years has resulted in turning...

Kenneth Whitfield
04 Nov, 2013

A Cultural Reflection: The Crimes,...


Los Angeles Criminal Lawyer Mary Masi has been a friend of the recovery community for more than 25 years. On April...

Mary Masi, Esq
04 Nov, 2013

Motivational Interviewing


One of the most fascinating things about addiction is that, although it has biological antecedents, it revolves...

Steve Davidson
04 Nov, 2013

Trauma and Substance Abuse:...


Consider the epidemiological data and the clinical challenges of treating patients who evidence concurrent...

Donald Meichenbaum
04 Nov, 2013

Taming the Wild Horse: Integrating...


The mind of an addict is like an untamed horse, running wild and full of emotion; it cannot be controlled. DBT...

Bari Platter
04 Nov, 2013

Using a Web-Based Addiction...


Co-authored by:  Terrence T. Gorski, M.A. & Wayne Blampied We live in a time when the need for addiction...

Dr. Stephen F....
04 Nov, 2013

Reichian Theory, Technique and...


Wilhelm Reich was a student of Freud, who departed from psychoanalysis and proposed a different treatment approach...

Stephan Simonian
04 Nov, 2013

No Brain No Gain: The Impact of...


Thirty years ago, when I first started working in addiction treatment, the average patient was middle age, white,...

Kathy Willis
04 Nov, 2013

Addiction Treatment Gets Into...


It’s no secret or surprise that the economy is taking its toll on the addiction treatment business. It can be...

Dean Kraemer
04 Nov, 2013

The Core Function of Reports and...


As the author of Global Criteria: The 12 Core Functions of the Substance Abuse Counselor- Fifth Edition, I...

John W. Herdman,...
04 Nov, 2013

Twelve Step Programs and...


Why do we so often feel better after attending a twelve step meeting? Why, even on days when we don’t have any...

TIAN DAYTON, MA,...
04 Nov, 2013

Bored to Distraction: Ego...


During the long trek toward sustained sobriety, persistent and sustained boredom is unquestionably the feeling...

McWelling Todman
04 Nov, 2013

On Culture and Addiction


In this article I want to discuss how our culture sets us up for becoming an addict. Before I do it’s important...

Allen Berger, Ph.D.
04 Nov, 2013

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