If your loved one is struggling with a substance use disorder, you’re far from alone. In fact, an estimated 18.5 million Americans are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Millions of us struggle with pain pills, booze, and even illegal [...]
Mindfulness has gained a lot of popularity in western medicine and in popular discourse over the last decade. Once, a relatively small movement built around Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBTR), mindfulness has moved into treating clinical anxiety and depression, aiding [...]
Homelessness has reached near epidemic proportions in parts of the U.S., with an estimated 580,000 people living on the streets in 2020. Living without shelter exposes us to disease, illness, assault, rape, and other forms of violence. But, more often, [...]
Vyvanse is an amphetamine drug, officially known as Lisdexamfetamine. This drug is officially sold as Vyvanse, Tyvense, and Elvanse, but is not available as a generic drug. While first approved by the FDA in 2007, Vyvanse has skyrocketed to become one of the most popular [...]
Today, more than 18.4 million U.S. adults are addicted to a substance. Of those, men outnumber women at a rate of almost 2-1. 10.8% of all men have a substance use disorder vs. 5,8% of all women. That’s important, [...]
