Tag: alcohol
A Brief History of LSD Treatment for Alcohol Addiction at the VA
Characteristics of the “psychedelic renaissance” of recent years have included numerous studies indicating benefits ...
Given Few Options for Chronic Pain, Prisoners Are Making Safer Moonshine
Moonshine, hooch, julep, toilet wine, clear—whatever they call it, over the past 30 years ...
A Clash of Drinking Cultures for US Students in Italy
One of the first major cultural contrasts I was warned about as an American ...
The Rise and Fall of Confrontational Alcohol Addiction “Treatment”
Confrontational counseling, sometimes known as attack therapy, is most commonly associated with so-called “therapeutic ...
Cannabis Legalization Linked to Reduced Tobacco, Alcohol Use in Young Adults
Another federally funded study is suggesting that marijuana legalization may be linked to a ...
Why I Won’t Celebrate National Recovery Month
It’s National Recovery Month. But I won’t be evangelizing about my recovery, taking the ...
A Prison Breakup Tested My Meth Recovery. Alcohol Helped Me Keep It.
I met Paul in 2018, at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison. I was an ...
Naltrexone for Alcohol Use Disorder: Weighing Up the Sinclair Method
Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist that’s available most commonly as a 50 mg oral ...
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 ...
The Story of Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder
On June 30, 2022, Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, closed its doors for ...
