On Tuesday, July 19th at 10 am Pacific, celebrated therapist Robert Weiss will host a sex and relationship themed Reddit AMA (“Ask Me Anything”). Got questions on cheating, sex/porn addiction or relationships? Now’s your chance – ask him anything!
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Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S, senior vice president of clinical development for Promises Behavioral Health, will discuss technology’s effect on intimate relationships at a July 22 symposium at Wake Forest University in North Carolina.
New sex addiction recovery workbook by Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S, sets out concrete tasks and exercises to support long-term recovery.
Ask the rock ’n’ rollers — sex and drugs seem made for each other. But the relationship between sexual activity and drug use is a complicated one, and each has the power to influence the other in profound ways.
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One of the great things about overcoming an addiction to alcohol or drugs — beyond the main fact of no longer being held hostage by a physically and emotionally devastating illness — is that it can spark a cascade of good effects. Instead of things spiraling down, they spiral up. It’s certainly true for these
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With the constant noise and distractions in today’s society, it’s hard to find a quiet place and time to think. For many, the way to cope is to grab a drink, smoke a cigarette or a joint, pop some pills or gamble the night away. Few think about what all the noise is doing to
It’s yet another perilous turn in the nation’s addiction epidemic — the use of Imodium and other anti-diarrhea drugs in an attempt to get high or to stave off withdrawal pains from opioids such as prescription painkillers or heroin.
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Relapse is often a normal part of the recovery process because of the chronic nature of addiction. About 40% to 60% of people in recovery from substance abuse will relapse at some point. Watching a loved one slip back into destructive behaviors after getting sober is a gut-wrenching experience. Anger, sadness, exasperation, disappointment, resentment, fear
Promises Treatment Centers® invites students to submit a 500-word essay for a chance to win a share of $10,000 in scholarship funds.
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Health insurance plans have traditionally offered little in the way of addiction treatment coverage, so many cheered when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) declared that such benefits should be an essential part of the policies sold through state marketplaces.
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