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DUI of Marijuana Less Dangerous than Alcohol
Marijuana legalization continues to make strides. If authorities wish to put reasonable restraints on use, they must put forward factual information, call for more research, and stop dragging their feet … Continue reading
‘Beautiful Boy’ Has a Dual Diagnosis Problem
Films based on true events, whether personal stories or great historical moments, are nevertheless often factually challenged. Such films—A Beautiful Mind, Hidden Figures, Argo, Lincoln—tend to embroider the facts for … Continue reading
Regulating Smoking and Vaping: A Tale of Two Vices
In 2016 the-US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health. It was intended as akin to an earlier Surgeon … Continue reading
Understanding EtOH Abuse
EtOH is a term commonly used by academic researchers and those who work in the medical field to refer to ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, a primary component of alcoholic drinks. EtOH … Continue reading
What Happens When You Mix Alcohol and Amoxicillin
Will drinking while taking Amoxicillin cause adverse effects on your health? Amoxicillin, which appears on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines, is among the most commonly prescribed drugs to … Continue reading
Opioid Overdose Suicide Rates Show Need for Routine Dual Diagnosis
As hard as it may be to believe, we still have a lot of privacy in this country. For instance, when you die, it isn’t always clear how you died. … Continue reading
Sometimes ‘Good Enough’ is the Best Substance Abuse Treatment
There’s a saying often attributed to Voltaire (though similar antecedents date back to Shakespeare and even Confucius) that is often translated or paraphrased: “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy … Continue reading
The Undeniable Benefits of Quitting Alcohol
When you make a decision to quit drinking alcohol and recover from your addiction, you are a step away towards experiencing its long list of benefits. Below are the things you … Continue reading
Alcohol Abuse: Does It Cause Brain Damage?
Many people can attest to the side effects of excessively consuming alcohol. Loss of motor skills, slurred speech, blurry vision, slowed reaction, and staggering is just some of the indicators that … Continue reading
Does Alcoholism Cause Alcoholic Nose?
Have you seen a skin condition where there is a red, bumpy or swollen appearance on the person’s nose and cheeks? This is commonly referred to as the alcohol nose … Continue reading