Tag: alcohol
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 ...
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 ...
