An epidemic of death by overdose of synthetic prescription painkillers and street heroin has stricken America over the past few years....

CARA Model of Brain Repair at the Sacramento Drug Court by Carolyn Reuben, L.Ac. January, 2007 Townsend Letter (a medical journal for...

Medical Director, Circle Program at Colorado Mental Health Institute, Pueblo, CO 90-day inpatient treatment program funded by state of...

Family members of addicts are often referred to as co-dependents, or co-addicts. They have gotten a bad rap in the addiction treatment...

Elizabeth (Libby) Stuyt, MD is President of NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) and Medical Director, Circle Program,...

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Till Death Do Us Part?? I have been sober for 12 years now and I bless each and every day for that! But, for me, it was almost...till...

Like other addictive drugs such as cannabis, tobacco, and sugar, alcohol can affect any or all of the brain’s pleasure-promoting...

Benzodiazepine drugs such as clonazepam (Klonopin), lorazepam (Ativan), alprazolam (Xanax) and diazepam (Valium), are prescribed for...

As the mother of a young child, sobriety was important to Sheila. The first year was pretty easy, but when she first came to my office,...