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Mindfulness and Recovery Mindfulness is an idea first conceived over 2,500 years ago. So what is it exactly? According to the Oxford Dictionary, it's "a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations." Researchers have long…
Law enforcement agencies around the U.S. are reporting an alarming rise in the number of drugs seized containing fentanyl, according to a new study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Fentanyl is 30-50 times more potent than heroin and is now a significant driver of overdose deaths in…
According to a study recently published in the journal Pediatrics by researchers from Rutgers University, benzodiazepines (BZD), like Xanax, or psychostimulants, like Adderall, drugs commonly prescribed to treat mental health issues, are increasingly the cause of overdoses among teens and young adults. How big is the problem? According to the…
Anyone who has gone through alcohol withdrawal knows the symptoms of withdrawal can be challenging. According to WebMD, those symptoms can include: Mild symptoms that usually show up as early as 6 hours after you put down your glass. They can include: Anxiety Shaky hands Headache Nausea Vomiting Insomnia Sweating…
Twenty million Americans struggle with alcoholism. That was a fact before the pandemic began. It is becoming clear the degree to which COVID-19 has exacerbated an already deadly problem. Rates of alcohol consumption in the spring of 2020 were up 14%, while heavy drinkers consumed nearly 30% more than in…
Over 20 million Americans suffer from alcoholism. Scientists have long wondered whether it would be possible to predict those most at risk, allowing for early intervention strategies. Researchers at University of Chicago Medicine have just published the results of a study in the American Journal of Psychiatry that may offer…
Americans are an anxious bunch. So much so that 92 million prescriptions were written last year for a sedatives class called benzodiazepines (benzos). The most commonly used drugs in this class are alprazolam/Xanax (38%), clonazepam/Klonopin (24%), and lorazepam/Ativan (20%). As is the case with virtually all prescription drugs, benzo use…
Aware Recovery Care and the In-Home Addiction Treatment Institute announce a collaboration with Dr. Frank Buono, Ph.D. (Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine) to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial to evaluate the usage and initial acceptability of the Soberlink device. The project is planned to get underway…
According to the Trust for America's Health and the Well Being Trust, data from 2018, the most recent dataset available, shows that opioid overdose deaths declined. The same data shows that deaths involving alcohol, synthetic opioids, suicide, and other drugs rose. According to the researchers, over 150,000 Americans died from…
It is a well-known fact that antibiotic overuse is leading to a sharp rise in the number of antibiotic resistance organisms – often referred to as super-bugs. Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine recently investigated another possible problem associated with antibiotic use. In particular, they wanted to…
