alcoholism

5 min read 2022-06-06 02:02:07

Is addiction a disease?

I have been, for many years and mostly from an academic point of view, fascinated by addiction. Perhaps my fascination was sharpened also by a

13 min read 2022-05-27 20:00:43

My family raised me to believe depression was a choice. I didn’t know it was a medical condition people navigated, combated, and sought help for

13 min read 2022-05-27 20:00:43

My family raised me to believe depression was a choice. I didn’t know it was a medical condition people navigated, combated, and sought help for

6 min read 2022-05-09 23:00:00

When it comes to our health, we like definitive answers — there’s a lot on the line, after all. We are constant victims of personal biases, and

4 min read 2022-04-29 01:35:07

At the age of 39, I decided to quit drinking. For years I relied heavily on wine to wind down, socialize and to connect with people. By 18 I already

6 min read 2022-04-26 23:17:28

The Truth About How Alcohol Destroys Your Body After tobacco, alcohol is the most commonly used drug in the United States. According to advanced

6 min read 2022-04-15 10:49:57

“There comes a time in your life when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you

4 min read 2022-04-15 10:14:45

A Drug that Cures Alcoholism May be the Next Anti-Anxiety Medication 2022.04.14 A new study found that disulfiram, a drug used to treat chronic

3 min read 2022-04-01 04:01:39

Our nationally syndicated radio show this week (initial broadcast 4/2/22) offers interviews with two guests who have thought deeply about addiction.

2 min read 2022-03-26 02:15:00

A new study revealed that alcohol-related deaths spiked in 2020 from the previous year. The study conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol

12 min read 2022-02-18 21:00:43

I was folding laundry beside the hot woodstove in my living room on a frigid January afternoon when a friend called me, her voice seething with

12 min read 2022-02-18 21:00:43

I was folding laundry beside the hot woodstove in my living room on a frigid January afternoon when a friend called me, her voice seething with

5 min read 2022-02-09 07:17:20

Getty (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) On December 2nd of last year, Demi Lovato announced they were no longer “California

2 min read 2022-01-29 01:08:55

According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Exeter, a combination of ketamine and psychological therapy could help those with

7 min read 2022-01-21 12:01:58

“To cook is to love again.” – Jim Harrison One week before Thanksgiving, I try not to think about my mother’s recent death as I navigate an