How Many People Die From Excessive Drinking?Alcohol AbuseBy Promises AustinAugust 22, 2014Excessive drinking is a public health term that describes participation in any form of short- or long-term alcohol consumption capable of producing significant harm and/or triggering fatal outcomes. Specific forms of this practice include heavy drinking and binge drinking. In a study published in June 2014 in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal… Details
Write On! The Power of Journaling in Addiction RecoveryRecoveryBy Promises AustinAugust 21, 2014Imagine having a safe haven in which you could share your deepest, most private thoughts and no one but you would ever read the words unless you chose to reveal them. Would you accept the opportunity to enter? Well, that “room” is as close as a pen and piece of paper. Journaling is one of… Details
Potentially Deadly N-Bomb Mimics Effects of LSDDrug Addiction InfoBy Promises AustinAugust 15, 2014The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has blamed at least 19 deaths since March 2012 on a synthetic drug known as N-bomb. The drug mimics the hallucinogenic and euphoria-inducing effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Its most common street name comes from a series of the chemical ingredients that make it up, N-BOMe, although it is… Details
Men and Women Seeking Addiction Recovery: Different and the SameRecoveryBy Promises AustinAugust 14, 2014Are men and women the same when it comes to drug addiction and recovery? Should their treatment look the same? At a 2013 conference in Britain, the topic of male and female addiction similarities and differences was addressed by Joanne Neale, a professor of public health at Oxford Brookes University. Neale interviewed and followed up… Details
Why Doctors Dread Treating AddictsAddiction TreatmentBy Promises AustinAugust 12, 2014When patients fill out an information sheet at a doctor’s office, they are typically asked if they ever had a problem with drugs or alcohol. If you answer “yes,” you probably hope or expect that the doctor will be knowledgeable about the disease of addiction.
Professionals Treatment at Promises Welcomes New Executive DirectorPromises NewsBy Promises AustinAugust 12, 2014SallyAnn Cross, LCSW, joins Professionals Treatment at Promises as executive director. Santa Monica, CA (PRWEB) July 29, 2014 – Professionals Treatment at Promises welcomes SallyAnn Cross, LCSW, as its executive director. In this role, Ms. Cross will oversee the addiction treatment program for professionals as well as collate systems and processes and streamline quality assurance… Details
When Depression Leans Towards SuicideDepressionBy Promises AustinAugust 11, 2014Just about every person will go through a period of depression at one time or another. For most it will be mild or moderate and will pass as the event resolves itself. However, for some the depression will be severe, and it may or may not be linked to an event with an indeterminate period… Details
The Secret to Happiness? Drinking Less Alcohol.Alcohol AbuseBy Promises AustinAugust 5, 2014Men who moderate their alcohol intake generally lead happier, more fulfilling lives, a 75-year long Harvard study shows. In 1938, the Grant Study set out following 268 Harvard undergraduate men in order to determine what factors contribute most strongly to human flourishing. Dr. George Vaillant, who directed the extensive and detailed project for over 30… Details
How Does Alcoholism Damage the Brain?Alcohol AbuseBy Promises AustinAugust 4, 2014Alcohol produces its most prominent effects by making significant changes in the brain’s normal chemical environment. In a person with alcoholism, some of these changes persist over time and lead to lasting, disruptive structural and behavioral problems. In a study published in April 2014 in the journal PLOS One, a team of researchers from Spain… Details
How Do I Tell a Friend He Has a Drinking Problem?Alcohol AbuseBy Promises AustinAugust 1, 2014Seeing a friend spiraling into self-destruction is never a pleasant experience. Not only will you be witnessing somebody you care about hurting him or herself, you’re also thrown into the uncomfortable position of having to decide what to do about it. It might not be the most appealing notion, but real friends look out for… Details
