One of the problems that appear in my addiction practice is the situation of patients with addiction who are also being given “legitimate” prescription medications such as stimulants, benzodiazepines, opiates for bona fide symptoms. There is no doubt ...

Addiction can affect anyone, regardless of background, education, or income. It often starts subtly—using alcohol to unw

A recent study explodes the myth that the risk of addiction to prescription opioids exists only among patients abusing their opioids. Until recently, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) didn’t even ask non-abusing patients on chronic ...

Kintsugi 金継ぎ is known as the Japanese art of putting broken things back together, like broken pottery, using materials mixed with powdered gold and other elements. Instead of hiding damage, this technique celebrates the restoration of an object once viewed as broken, flawed, or imperfect.