Alliance for Addiction SolutionsSep 12, 20177 minStimulant AddictionCocaine is extracted from coca leaves, and was used initially as a painkiller. In fact, in the late 1880s it was dentistry’s first...
Alliance for Addiction SolutionsSep 12, 20173 minLaw By Day, Crack by NightInitially my drug of choice was alcohol, and I drank alcoholically from the start at age 18. After 12 years of constant trouble,...
Christina Veselak, LMFT, CNSep 12, 20172 minPRO-RECOVERY DIET FOR COMPULSIVE OVEREATINGA 64-year-old woman came to see me with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and out-of-control diabetes and kidney disease. She complained...
Alliance for Addiction SolutionsSep 12, 20172 minSugar, Starch, and Other Addictive FoodsAmericans suffering from food-addiction compose over 50 percent of the adult population. That percentage is even higher among recovering...