Alcohol, Heat and Dehydration: Another Reason to Keep the Alcohol Away this Summer Heat + alcohol = trouble. Hot summer days lead to fluid loss through sweat, while alcohol consumption causes fluid loss through increased urination and other factors. Combined, the two quickly lead to dehydration and heat-related illnesses like heat exhaustion and heat stroke.…
Recovery Worldwide · Episode 37 – Self Harm 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…
A First-Hand Account of The Empire of Pain For anyone touched by America’s opioid epidemic and anyone who has followed the development of this crisis, as I have, Patrick Radden Keefe’s new book adds to our knowledge of the steps that must be taken to heal from our crisis of drugs abuse and overdoses. Read…
The Tangled Relationship Between Addiction and Trauma For many people, experiencing trauma such as sexual, physical, emotional abuse or severe loss sets them on a path toward substance abuse and addiction. Understanding this can enable you to help a person who is using drugs and may be starting on that path. Read More » Narconon…
The State of Teen Drug Use: What Are the Real Numbers? Are our children using more drugs or less these days? How about drinking and binge drinking? Actually, quite a bit of the information is positive. Read More » Narconon…
Instances of Fentanyl Mixed in Cannabis on the Rise In recent years, there have been growing reports of fentanyl being laced into batches of marijuana, posing a severe risk to people who think they are using “just marijuana.” Read More » Narconon…
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…