Addiction Blog

is addiction a disease

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 ...
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therapy for therapists

Do Therapists Go to Therapy? | Therapist for Therapists

Working as a professional in any industry has its challenges. Physicians, lawyers, and pilots each face a uniquely stressful day each time they go to ...
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No Safe Level of Alcohol for Brain Health

While most people believe that an occasional drink won’t do them any harm, there are actually a number of ramifications for mental and physical health ...
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Providence Treatment Now an Affiliate Member of HAH

Providence Treatment is excited to announce that our organization has been accepted as an Affiliate Member of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH). Dr. William ...
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Providence Treatment Receives 2021 Best of Media Award

Providence Treatment Receives 2021 Best of Media Award

Media Award Program Honors Providence Treatment The Media Award Program has selected Providence Treatment as the 2021 Best of Media Award in the Drug Addiction ...
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end stage alcoholism

End Stage Alcoholism: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment

An addiction to alcohol does not happen overnight. You may start out with a drink in the evening after a challenging day at the office ...
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chronic stress and addiction

Chronic Stress and Addiction

You live in a stressful world and you work in a stressful job. On top of all of that, the pandemic of the past year ...
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gene for marijuana addiction

Gene for Marijuana Addiction

For as long as humans have experimented with opium poppies, cannabis, or fermentation, addiction has been a public health concern. Thousands of years later, researchers ...
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Honolulu: When Will In-Person AA Meetings Resume?

It’s been a little over a year since most places across the country were ordered to suspend their in-person operations. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many ...
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self-harm among professionals

Self-Harm Among Professionals | Self-Injury and Stress

Physicians, lawyers, and pilots in Philadelphia, in Hawaii, and across the country face challenges that come with the stress of their jobs every day. Some ...
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