Spirituality being essential to treatment never made sense to me. If addiction is a disease, why are we “treating” it with spirituality?
Tag: drugs
Coronavirus & Addiction: Compounding Crises
The union between the viral pandemic presently at the forefront of American society, and the opioid epidemic of yesterday, have united to create a particularly deadly outcome for the cross section of society susceptible to both.
Gateway Theory
Gateway Theory, if you’re a product of the D.A.R.E. generation you’ve no doubt heard of the concept. Get introduced to “soft” drugs like alcohol or marijuana and you’re all but guaranteed to turn into a heroin addict. Is it true?
Drug Policy: The History
For a more in-depth look on what drug policy will look like moving forward check out this post on how the opioid conversation impacted the 2020 election campaign. It’s pretty clear that America has a drug problem. The United States…
Scale of Addiction: A Drug by Drug Comparison
In most ways the “addictiveness” of a substance is highly subjective to the user. There’s no clear answer to the questions which drugs are more addictive than others. The subject of addiction in general is frequently unclear with room for…