by BOB VON STERNBERG There’s a growing realization that policy cannot be shaped from the shadows. A bunch of alcoholics and addicts mingled throughout the elegant galleries of the Walker Art Center on a recent evening. They were there for a sold-out screening of a new documentary called “The Anonymous People.” The film’s title is…
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by Wallace J. Nichols, Sarah Kornfeld and Andy Myers It might begin like this: “Hello, my name is [your name here]. I am a petroleum addict. I’ve tried Valvoline, Vaseline, kerosene, gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, and natural gas. I’ve even tried plastics.” The first step to recovery, after all, is admitting you have a problem.…
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By Jean S. This book offers a way forward for the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. The unstated goal of The Little Book is to widen the gateway of AA so that all who suffer might pass through, regardless of belief or lack of belief. The book presents the 12 Step program of recovery in a…
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By Dr. Sanjay GuptaCNN Chief Medical CorrespondentAugust 8, 2013 (CNN) — Over the last year, I have been working on a new documentary called “Weed.” The title “Weed” may sound cavalier, but the content is not. I traveled around the world to interview medical leaders, experts, growers and patients. I spoke candidly to them, asking…
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by Bill W. If a mere code of morals or a better philosophy of life were sufficient to ovecome alcoholism, many of us would have recovered long ago…. We could wish to be moral, we could wish to be philosophically comforted, in fact, we could will these things with all our might, but the needed…
Details The Pagano Lab is an adolescent addiction recovery research lab located in Cleveland, Ohio at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for youth, families, and communities by providing a continuum of scientific information, education, and personal experiences on…
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by Hieromonk Damascene Reviewed by Gregory Ellison In the beginning was the Tao,And the Tao was with God,And the Tao was God.… And the Tao was made fleshAnd dwelt among us … — The Gospel of John,translated from Chinese For English readers, the familiar passage from the Gospel of John begins “In the beginning was…
Details Prepared by Alexandre Laudet, Ph.D. for Faces & Voics of Recoverywww.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org EXECUTIVE SUMMARY“Recovery” from addiction to alcohol and other drugs is a human experience as old as the human race itself. However, it was not until the past decade that federal agencies, policy makers, service providers, and clinicians have begun considering recovery as a desirable outcome…
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Could ADHD Meds Promote Future Cocaine Use? from the Addiction Puzzle SeriesBU Today Know any adolescents who take Ritalin? Chances are high that many people do, given that an estimated 6.4 million children between 4 and 17 in the United States have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In the United States, more than…
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Mindfulness meditation training in awareness of present moment experience, such as body and breath sensations, prevents depression and reduces distress in chronic pain. In a new paper, Brown University scientists propose a neurophysiological framework to explain these clinical benefits. A matter of sensory cortical alpha rhythms. Repeated local sensory focus — on a hand, say…
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