Addiction Medicine

An evidence-based guide to using cannabis to enhance pain relief safely, effectively, and economically while reducing the risks of opioid addiction Opioid addiction has exploded to epidemic proportions in the U.S. Drug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death. In 2012, 259 million...

There are millions of people today suffering from alcoholism, but most don't seek help because of the stigma associated with the disease. They also don't know who to turn to for help. How to Control Alcoholism is a book meant to help you identify, control, and overcome alcoholism. By knowing what your alcohol triggers are, the many excuses you use for drinking and the options you have for alcohol treatment, you can better understand what's happening.

Habitual drug use in the United States is at least as old as the nation itself. Habit Forming traces the history of unregulated drug use and dependency before 1914, when the Harrison Narcotic Tax Act limited sales of opiates and cocaine under US law. Many Americans used opiates and other drugs medically and became addicted. Some tried Hasheesh Candy, injected morphine, or visited opium dens, but neither use nor addiction was linked to crime, due to the dearth of restrictive laws. After the Civil War, American presses published extensively about domestic addiction.

Do you constantly experience pain? Are you tired of popping pills and hearing about surgeries? Would you like to integrate alternative pain relief methods without developing dependency? How about adopting holistic healing methods without overspending or experiencing any side effects?

There are as many diets and fads in today's health-conscious world as there are days in the year. They can be used for all sorts of reasons, not just weight loss, and it's true that many people will try one at some time in their life. It's also true that many will fail to lose any weight at all. One of the things which is often overlooked when someone is trying to combat things such as weight loss is the importance of amino acids, without which our bodies cannot survive.

Dieses Buch erkundet die kulturellen Wurzeln und modernen wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse zu Psychedelika. Es zeigt auf, wie Substanzen wie MDMA, LSD, Magic Mushrooms, Meskalin und Ayahuasca (DMT) therapeutische Anwendungen finden und transformative Heilungsprozesse unterstützen können. Mit praxisnahen Beispielen und Anleitungen zur sicheren Nutzung bietet es einen umfassenden Leitfaden für die Integration psychedelischer Erfahrungen.

While the War on Drugs may have sounded like a good idea at one time, the consequences have been catastrophic. From physicians persecuted for providing health care to their patients to parents grieving the loss of their children to overdose or prison - we've all become victims of this war. Our health, our families, our assets, our safety and our freedom are at risk: One in three adults in the U.S. now has a criminal record. In War on Us, Colleen Cowles raises the alarm and offers practical, proven reforms.

Learn the essentials about the three "happy" hormones - oxytocin, endorphin, and dopamine - and estrogen. Oxytocin is a powerful hormone. It isn’t called the “love drug” for nothing. Endorphin is more of a catch-all as it implies a pharmacological activity as opposed to a specific chemical formulation. Dopamine is a hormone that is also big on making you feel good. Estrogen is basically a girl form of testosterone. It’s responsible for the development and maintenance of her female parts.

Hack Your Phone Addiction is a book that helps you regain control of your life by acknowledging your technology habits and learning how to be the master over them. Hack Your Phone Addiction will walk you through why more and more people are becoming addicted to their phones, and what is the proper use and application of technology to build a happy, healthy, and balanced life. Hack Your Phone Addiction will convince you of all the reasons why you should be more mindful of how you spend your time on your phone, but it won't leave you hanging.

If you want your day to start with a sense of freedom, power, and peace, if you want to live a life free from addiction, then keep reading. Everybody should be able to start their day fully empowered by the word of God. The key is feeding your mind with the word of God, and speaking out the word in order to live a glorious life. We are personalizing the word of God so that you can use the word in a practical way, a way which personally applies to your life and to your circumstances.

This "Stop Smoking" program was designed to assist the listener in gaining a positive association with fresh air and healthy habits and a negative association with smoking. It was also designed to assist the listener in gaining self-beliefs related to self-care, and channeling emotions into healthier activities.

This manuscript is about educating parents and youth on the safe and proper use of medications to avoid the potential dangers of prescription and substance drug abuse and misuse. The author was inspired to write this book in an effort to help parents and teenage youth, particularly adolescents (12- to 17 year-olds) about the dangers of abusing opioid prescription drugs, substances, and alcohol.

Drop any painful self-destructive behavior by learning to quietly ask yourself just one powerful, self-awakening question. Find that question at the beginning of this course and answer it with new wisdom when asked again at the end. Plus, meet the addictive nature at the heart of all self-compromising behavior, and discover how to break free.

It is scientifically proven that the mind can’t tell the difference between imagined or actual experiences. Guided visualization directs your focus and triggers a health-inducing response or new perspective.Guided therapeutic imagery can help you recover from a range of addictions from cigarette smoking to binge eating.In 3 in 1: Guided Imagery Meditations, you'll discover: relaxing and effective experiences written and delivered by pros; a guided warm-up proven to calm your mind instantly; and more.

What if your addiction isn’t a punishment or a curse? What if your addiction is a precious opportunity, granted to a select few, to achieve the kind of life that most people only dream of? In The Gift of Addiction, 30-year recovery veteran Steven C. presents a case for this novel perspective.

Diese Audio-Übungen sind konzipiert, einen entspannten und gesünderen Umgang mit Alkohol- und Zigarettenkonsum zu fördern. In der hier vorliegenden Zusammenstellung der Übungen erhalten Sie neben den allgemeinen Erläuterungen und Hinweisen die Übungen jeweils bezüglich Alkohol- und Zigarettenkonsum, mit einem Abschnitt zur Reflexion des Tages (Abendritual). Ferner zum Thema Zigarettenkonsum jeweils eine längere und eine kürzere Version ohne Abendritual.

What if I told you that achieving your weight loss goals needn't be so damn hard! Listening to this guided hypnosis audio is an excellent strategy to tap into the power of your mind to overcome bad habits that have kept you from achieving your weight loss goals. What makes hypnosis such a powerful tool is that any suggestions are directly embedded into your subconscious mind where real and lasting changes occur. Your subconscious mind will be reprogrammed to enable you to successfully lose weight.

Would you like to lose weight fast and naturally? Are you looking for an easy and effective solution that allows you to appreciate yourself and your body? Achieving the desired results and losing weight can be really easy now using Self-hypnosis and gastric hypnosis: Hypnotherapy will help you develop healthier habits and eat smaller portions and feel fuller faster during meals. Learn to use gastric band hypnosis to stop your emotional eating and improve your eating habits. You will have the keys that can help you make the most of the power that lies within your mind.

Meditation zum Einschlafen | Und das erlebst du heute: Bei einem Spaziergang durch die Stadt fällt dein Blick auf eine Apotheke. Sie ist noch nicht modernisiert und sieht fast so aus, wie vor 100 Jahren. Neugierig gehst du hinein. Dir begegnet der freundliche Apotheker Claas, der dich fragt, ob er dir helfen könne... Während einer hypnotischen Reise hörst du seine Stimme, die dir klar macht, dass heute der richtige Zeitpunkt ist, um mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören. Ja, du kannst es schaffen. Diese hypnotische Wohlfühlreise hilft dir dabei, Zigaretten zu vergessen.

Heroin addiction is quite possibly the worst of all drug addictions. The road to recovery is normally a very long and torturous one, not only for the user, but for everyone around them. However, with the right kind of treatment and care - and knowing what to expect along the way - it is actually quite possible to recover from heroin addiction and overcome the dependency altogether. That a heroin addict will seldom admit to their addiction doesn't make things any easier.