Addiction

Could it be that Hollywood will help bring back the family dinner--that old fashioned notion that it may be a good thing to spend time as a family enjoying home--cooked cuisine. Read More

A new study links internet use and addiction to depression. Read More

 Recently, the Centers for Disease Control reported an alarming outbreak of bone marrow toxicity in multiple U.S. States, primarily in the southwest. The potentially life-threatening problem manifest as a paucity of infection-fighting white blood cells, a condition called agranulocytosis. This is a common and expected side-effect of cancer chemotherapy and can also occur following the use of certain prescription medications Read More

Why on Earth would someone purposely want to cut his or her self? As odd as this might seem to many of us, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) such as cutting, burning or intensely scratching oneself without suicidal intent, is a major problem that most people don't know much about. Read More

The simple advice I want to give can be used by anyone facing regrets but it's especially pertinent to those of us who are addicts and those of us who live with the Dogs of depression. Read More

Many years ago when I lived in Queens I had a neighbor with a beautiful dog – a Siberian husky.  She – the dog -- was playful and rambunctious, always hungry for a pet or a caress.  The dog’s owner, a 50-year-old woman, named Terri, who was a widow, would bring the dog to the playground and the neighborhood kids would line up to play with her and pet her.  She was the perfect dog Read More

Most people who haven't experienced addiction first-hand think that getting hooked is all about pleasure. Something makes you feel so good that you'll do anything to get more of that bliss. Read More

The active ingerdient in Cannabis, THC, has been shown to activate opioid receptors, the same ones activated by opiates like heroin, oxycontin, and morphine. The question is: What does that mean for marijuana's addictive potential? I think it means a lot. Far from decrying marijuana "evil," I think the objective reality about the drug should be acknowledged. Read More

I know a 12-year-old boy who is fat and getting fatter by the day.

He is a big, beautiful kid, but even still, he must be 60 lbs overweight. Read More