Tag: addiction
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome After You Quit Alcohol: Is It Real?
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome is a hypothetical condition in which a set of symptoms persist ...
Belladonna and Bad Actors: The Telling History of Addiction Treatment
The roots of today’s stigmatization of people who use drugs—and of paternalistic, exploitative, often ...
Not All Substance Use Disorders Are Rooted in Trauma
Thanks largely to Gabor Maté, it has become popular to say that addictions are ...
The Story of Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder
On June 30, 2022, Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, closed its doors for ...
Epigenetics, Trauma and Addiction: What We Do and Don’t Know
Ever since Gabor Maté discussed epigenetics in his book In the Realm of Hungry ...
Managed Alcohol Programs Offer Harm Reduction to Unhoused People
It’s a bitterly cold day in Montreal. The snow is falling in thick, cartoonish ...
The History of the “Allergy” Myth of Alcohol Addiction
In 2022, it is still not uncommon to hear people claim that an addiction ...
Studies Investigate Antipsychotics as Adjuncts to Opioid Use Disorder Meds
John* grew up in a family severely impacted by substance use disorders. He started ...
Rehab Profiteering and Abuse: The Lesson of National Medical Enterprises
It seems like every other day we see a news story about a profiteering ...
Buprenorphine Access: Telehealth Revolution Faces Uncertain Future
This summer, a young woman was revived by paramedics after an overdose at her ...
