Addiction Surgery: Is This the Future of Treatment?
Forget recovering addict. This new addiction surgery leaves you recovered – with no chance of relapse. Or does it? The procedure is called Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). DBS is pretty much just what it sounds like: deep brain surgery. Only in this case it’s only minimally invasive. In fact, the surgeons are putting something into the head (an electrode) rather…
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Lifeaholics Anonymous: AA’s 12 Step Program Will Help Anyone Who Walks It
AA’s 12 Step Program has absolutely no bias whatsoever. None. Addict or non-addict. Alcoholic or non-alcoholic. The Program doesn’t care. If you want help, it’ll provide help. All you’ve got to do is take the Steps. Just ask Kristin Snowden. The California-based Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) was going through a particularly rough patch a few years back. A…
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Is There Sober Living Near Me? Of Course There Is!
Sober Living Near Me is one of the most important searches you’ll ever make. Seriously. Because it means you’ve finally decided to turn your life right-side up. It also means you’re looking to follow dreams instead of nightmares. And once you get right-side up, dreams will be coming true like clockwork. No foolin.’ Now that you’ve found Sober Living Near…
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McKinsey: The Opioid Epidemic’s Unsung Evil-Doer
Purdue Pharma is finally paying some of the price for orchestrating the deadly opioid epidemic. But will its chief consultant McKinsey & Company also be penalized? More and more folks insist they should be. Too Sickening for Words “Last month, the pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to charges related to the sale and marketing of the painkiller OxyContin. Even…
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The Bond Between Good Deeds and Sobriety
Everybody knows how much good deeds help both the doer and the receiver, but there’s an especially strong bond between good deeds and sobriety. In fact, the bond between the two dates back to sobriety’s inception. No matter how you calibrate the birthday. And it continues to this very minute. Actually, you could say the bond between goods deeds and…
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