We already knew how much the pandemic wreaked havoc on folks’ recovery programs, but now it seems that Covid itself may actually cause substance abuse. That’s right. Covid can actually make you an addict. So skews an Oxford study’s results anyway. And so warns the National Institutes of Health.
Can changing the words we use change the way we perceive addiction? Addictionary says Yes! In fact, it’s willing to recast language to prove it. That’s the aim of some addiction research doctors and scientists anyway. And not just any doctors and scientists either. But the doctors and scientists at the Recovery Research Institute (RRI), perhaps the most prestigious organization… Read More
Are you sick? Then you’ll want to see a doctor. Are you suffering from substance abuse? Well, then you’ll want to see a doctor who’s in addiction recovery. It only makes sense. If that doctor happens to hail from Harvard? Well, you’ll want to see that doctor without delay! That’s where we find ourselves with Dr. Peter Grinspoon. It’s also… Read More
Addiction is a complex brain disease. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) says so. So does The Lancet. So does Harvard Health Publishing. And so does all the prevailing scientific evidence. We need not emphasize the tremendous toll this disease takes on an addict’s mental health. We probably need not emphasize the physical toll addiction takes either. Now though… Read More
