All About Addiction

Weeding out your significant other? The effect of marijuana on relationships

contributing co-author: Gacia Tachejian

Being young involves quite a bit of exciting change. There's the end of high-school, the start of college and some measure of independence, and a whole slew of new experiences. A recent study conducted by Judith Brooks at Continue reading

Great coverage of the prescription drug abuse problem – The oxycontin express on Vanguard

On the way to New York city to visit my father this morning (he's not doing so well), I saw an amazing journalistic piece on the prescription drug problem, especially as it relates to loose prescription-record keeping laws in Florida, which is apparently the reason for the five times higher rates of prescription pain medication rates in that Continue reading

What makes the 12 steps (and other social support groups) a good part of addiction treatment aftercare?

I'm not a devout 12-step believer, though I think that AA and the offspring programs have some serious merit, especially when it comes to addiction treatment aftercare. In this discussion, I'm talking about all group-support based programs, including Smart Recovery and others. I'm personally a fan of non-religious groups Continue reading

Addiction stories: Alcohol, marijuana, crime, and John’s life

The following story was shared by a young reader. I was first drawn to it because it mirrored mine to a large extent. Fortunately, John decided to pull out before he let his life go down as far as I allowed myself to go. For that, and for his courage in sharing his story, I applaud him.

John's addiction story

My name Continue reading

Salvia, a popular hallucinogen that is much shorter-acting than LSD

Co-authored by Jamie Felzer If I were a betting person (I'm not really), I'd bet that most of you have been to YouTube before. For some of us the video site provides good information and for others it's an endless source of comedy. Either way, YouTube has also become a hallmark of the youngest generation of computer users - they love to post funny videos of their friends for Continue reading