Mental Health In Prison: The Facts Mental illness and its prevalence both across the world and the country is rather well-documented: roughly 1 in 5 Americans live with some form of mental illness. Generally excluded in these conversations and significantly less publicized, however, is the mental health standing of the prison population. Nearly 2 in…
Teen Overdoses at All-Time High, Parents Must Act Preserving the health and safety of teens is priority #1 for parents. Every parent wants their sons and daughters to grow up to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. With that in mind, it is extremely worrisome that teen drug overdose deaths have more than doubled in just…
Recovery Worldwide · Episode 36 – Codependency And Addiction The podcast and articles by Dr. Bhatt are intended to be strictly informative, and will not provide any diagnosis, treatment recommendation, or directed medical advice. Unfortunately, not all messages can be addressed, and no message is guaranteed a response. Information provided by Dr. Bhatt in articles…
Does Removing Criminal Penalties for Drug Use Lead to More Drug Use? Does it really make sense to blanket legalize drugs? On the other hand, does it really make sense to continue the War on Drugs? Or is it possible that leaving some penalties in place but altering or lessening them if treatment is completed…
Drug “Experimentation” in Youth Leads to Addiction in Adulthood A long-held point of view has been that young people will experiment with drugs and alcohol because “that’s just what young people do” often maintaining that young people will transition out of drug and alcohol experimentation when they grow older and more mature. New research suggests…
Law Enforcement Seizures of Pills Containing Fentanyl Increase Dramatically One of the most significant risks of using drugs is the possibility that an addict will unknowingly use a completely different drug from what they were expecting. This risk has been particularly evident with the recent surge in fatal fentanyl overdoses. Read More » Narconon…
Men’s Mental Health: Why Stigma Silences So Many Men The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and while the open discourse on mental health has changed drastically over the past decade, there is still a distinct disconnect between men and mental health. The problem goes well beyond the misconception that men don’t want…
New Study Finds Medical Marijuana Poses Risk for Addiction A recently published study suggests medical marijuana may not be as effective as the narrative has suggested. Further, it may carry risk for addiction. Read More » Narconon…
