Addiction Blog
When to Worry About Heart Palpitations
Long-term drug and alcohol use can damage organs and tissues throughout your body, including your heart and cardiovascular system. Irregular heartbeat, also known as atrial …
Stress Among Healthcare Professionals: Physicians and Nurses
Health professionals are compassionate, driven people who work to make a positive difference in the world every day. While these careers can be rewarding, they …
Substance Use in Medical Students During COVID-19
Training for a new profession is stressful, and this stress level is amplified for students in the medical field. Whether they are first-year students or …
Alcohol Use and Neurodegenerative Risk
Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, can be devastating diagnoses in older adults. The loss of mental cognition and motor skills makes independent functioning …
Celebrating Mothers in the Workplace
While motherhood can be incredibly rewarding, it is also a thankless job that demands 24/7/365 dedication and commitment. Mothers in the workplace have taken on …
Medical Model of Addiction | Is Addiction a Disease?
Part of the stigma associated with addiction comes about because it is sometimes viewed as a choice, a type of character flaw that leads to …
Addiction Treatment in Hawaii | Hawaii Addiction Statistics
Hawaii is a beautiful area and one that is popular with tourists. During normal times, millions of people travel from across the world to visit …
Flying the Unfriendly Skies: How Airline Pilots Experience Addiction
Airline pilots have incredibly stressful jobs. Not only are pilots responsible for the safe transport of the plane’s passengers, but they also must deal with …
Using Biofeedback Therapy for Addiction Treatment
When you lift your arm, you are doing so voluntarily and controlling the movement. When your heart beats, that is controlled involuntarily by your nervous …
Addiction Treatment for Medical Students
Anxiety and performance pressure have been cited as two of the primary reasons medical students turn to drugs and alcohol. Medical school can be challenging …
