By Dr. Leeds, osteopathic physician and deprescribing specialist. Are these oxycodone pills real, or are they fake pills? If you have pills in front of you that came from somewhere…
Artist Rehab: The Creativity Connection What is artist rehab? It means to rehabilitate an artist from active addiction. Hence, it is the process of getting an artist into recovery. There…
Prescribing Suboxone Should Not Cause Distaste Amongst Doctors According to this article, doctors not prescribing Suboxone is hindering the fight against the opioid epidemic. Then, why are doctors averse to…
Gabapentin: Is it the new Xanax? Gabapentin, also known by the brand name Neurontin, has been showing up more and more lately in the news. This anti-seizure drug is now…
Heroin and Suboxone: Are they the same drug?There are articles online proposing that heroin and Suboxone are no different. They make this argument by going down the list and checking…
Powerlessness is not hopelessness If you are addicted to drugs, you may know how it feels to want to stop and not be able to stop. You think you are…
Living better through quitting Don't take the title of this article the wrong way. I am not suggesting that you quit going to therapy. If you are seeing a therapist,…
Integrity in seeing the whole person. A human being is more than their disease. Unfortunately, human beings can become sick. Sometimes sickness doesn't go away. It can linger and persist…
Fishhook Effect What is the difference between a fishhook and a paperclip? It's the barb. The sharp, triangular part at the beginning of the hook. It's the point of entry,…
Diabetes and Addiction: The Nature Of Chronic Illness This article is not about people who have both diabetes and addiction. Rather, I would like to compare and contrast the two…