Chronic Pain & Weed: Can Marijuana Ease Pain?

First responder suffering from PTSD and substance abuse Chronic Pain & Weed: Can Marijuana Ease Pain? While the scientific study of the chemicals in marijuana, called cannabinoids, has led to two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved medications that contain cannabinoid chemicals in pill form, the FDA has not recognized or approved the marijuana plant as medicine. However, many individuals turn to [...]
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Families and Addiction – Part 4: The Family Recovery Journey – Part 1

Man sitting on a curb with a beer in his hand Families & Addiction – Part 4: The Family Recovery Journey – Part 1 This is Charlie’s family system, and it shows the struggles that they are all facing because of Charlie’s battle with addiction. For Charlie's family, the addict begins to exhibit behaviors, and that is when the family system starts to change. When there [...]
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Nikki DuBose – Addiction in the Modeling Field – Part 3

Woman struggling with Addiction in the Modeling Field Addiction in the Modeling Field - Part 3 J - Now, looking at huge model celebrities such as Kate Moss or Naomi Campbell, the media shows their lives looking so glamorous, but they have also had really destructive patterns with addiction. Is that a realistic portrayal of what it is like in modeling? N – [...]
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Nikki DuBose – Addiction in the Modeling Field – Part 2

Woman Struggling with Addiction in the Modeling Field Addiction in the Modeling Field - Part 2 J – Now, when you were in the thick of the modeling industry and at these events with all of these substances available to you, did you see, among other models, a personality style that was more vulnerable to falling pretty to being exploited or addicted? N [...]
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