Month: February 2016

I’m breaking up with the word “addict” and I hope you’ll do the same. “Addict” is one of those words that so many of us

In 1956, the American Medical Association declared alcoholism a “disease.” More than half a century later, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has proclaimed

Seeking validation online doesn’t bring real happiness. In today’s interconnected world, social media is a major channel of communication and an important part of daily

A recent article published in The Lancet states that the use of common opioid painkillers such as codeine, morphine and oxycodone more than quadrupled in

How do you lower the toll of alcohol abuse on homeless people with an addiction? Serve them drinks. A proposed radical change to the way