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Alcohol Rated Most Dangerous Drug
A panel of experts from the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs, in England, made the assessment that in looking at the entire picture of the damage that is caused by drug abuse-including the physical, psychological problems and their effects on the family and...
read moreThe Latest Alcohol “Miracle” Cure
A few years ago, the respected French cardiologist Dr Olivier Ameisen, who had served as the official physician to the prime minister and a recipient of the Légion d'Honneur, wrote a book about his self-medicating path to recovery from a severe case of alcoholism....
read moreHungry After a Binge?
Ever wonder why you are so hungry the next day after a binge? Well, there are several reasons, but one of them is that you probably didn't have a very good night sleep. Either you slept too lightly and didn't go through all the sleep cycles or you woke up around 2 am...
read moreWhat Alcohol Does to the Brain
An article, entitled Making Addiction Visual, announcing the opening of the first rehab center on the East Coast to use SPECT scans in addiction treatment, shows a few brain scans of people addicted to drugs or alcohol. Pretty scary. There is hope, though. Take a look...
read moreDrunk Dialing on Speed
Years ago, it was embarrassing enough to realize I had called someone the night before after too many drinks, but at least I embarrassed myself with only one person at a time. Nowadays, it's way too easy to hit "reply all" to work email in an overreaction or post on...
read moreRecovery by Affirmation, Not More Shame
"We affirm and enjoy our intelligence, strengths and creativity, remembering not to hide these qualities from ourselves and others." This is Step 6 of Charlotte Davis Kasl's 16 Steps to Empowerment, published in Many Roads, One Journey: Moving Beyond the 12...
read more“Spiritual Suffocation”
The meditation for today in Mark Nepo's The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have is entitled, "The Lazy Susan Self". Nepo describes the process of how we learn to show only certain parts of ourselves to others, in order to...
read moreAre you a “highly sensitive person”?
While you were growing up, or even recently in a relationship, were you told that "you're just too sensitive"? Or an old expression-"boy, do you have a chip on your shoulder!" Well, we are who we are, at least as children! Studies show that immediately after birth,...
read moreDrinking on an Empty Stomach
I felt so bad the other day after drinking instead of eating supper the night before! It was actually scary. While I was berating myself for so obviously causing myself my own misery, I remembered a chapter in nutritionist Frederick Beyerlein's book, Drink as Much as...
read moreAlcoholism-A Biochemically Based Addiction
From The Edge Effect-Eric R. Braverman, MD ¨The classic example of a biochemically based addiction is alcoholism. Faced with an excess or deficiency of dopamine, some people will begin to self-medicate, using alcohol to quiet their brain. Alcoholics usually attribute...
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