Congress is working to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that was formulated under President Obama. Those individuals who struggle with mental health and addiction are most likely the ones who will be affected with the appeal. Nearly 30% of those who are covered by the Medicaid expansion, have a mental disorder such as anxiety [...]
This year I am celebrating six years of sobriety from alcohol and drugs, addictions that took seed at thirteen years old. Actually, I had my first drink at three because my late mother thought it would be funny to see my reaction after sipping a Long Island Iced Tea. It wasn’t funny, though, as my [...]
Fentanyl is an opioid drug. It is a chemically synthesized relative of opiates, like morphine and heroin, which are all derived from the opium poppy. The drug mimics our brain's own pain-regulating molecules, or endogenous opioids, which act at receptors found in the nervous system. Opioids are a pain relieving drug but have various side [...]
It is incredibly human to get swept up with a current problem or preoccupation. We have all experienced this and found our world shrinking around us. For example, a recent client of mine (details changed to protect identity) was struggling with whether to return home for the holidays because her parents are always so invalidating [...]
Dr. Gary Whitman works in a Massachusetts Canna Care clinic, which belongs to a host of facilities that work toward the qualification of patients into medical marijuana programs in Rhodes Island, Connecticut, Maine Delaware and the District of Columbia. He has utilized marijuana in a month long tapering program to treat almost 80 patients battling [...]MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: The service, and any information contained on the website or provided through the service, is provided for informational purposes only. The information contained on or provided through this service is intended for general consumer understanding and education and not as a substitute for medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information provided on the website is presented as is without any warranty of any kind, and expressly excludes any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.