September 7, 2021
The link between substance use disorder (SUD) and suicide is one of the few widely-held ideas about SUD that is supported by data. As September is […]
August 24, 2021
While we have made many advances in artificial intelligence and computing technology, the human brain remains more powerful than manmade computers, at least in some aspects. […]
July 29, 2021
While we have known for thousands of years that alcohol and drug problems were often related to past traumas, it’s only in the past few decades […]
July 22, 2021
For the past decade or so, we’ve been seeing a troubling demographic quirk in Boston rehab centers. It seems that Millennials are noticeably more likely to […]
July 6, 2021
Data has a way of telling stories that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. Almost two years into the pandemic, a statistical anomaly that defies basic intuition […]
July 1, 2021
The idea that what we eat can influence our minds is far older than our modern understanding of nutrition. Today, the ancients are being proven to […]
June 29, 2021
Intense cravings are, perhaps, the most defining characteristic of substance use disorders. Cravings remain after the initial medical detox period and may persist in lesser forms […]
June 24, 2021
As with many of the most interesting questions, the answer is “it depends”. Substance use disorder (SUD) is a complicated condition that affects people in different […]
June 17, 2021
Psychotherapy is one of the foundations of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, along with medication-assisted therapy (MAT) and withdrawal management. While withdrawal management and MAT address […]