Rare PSA featuring the creatures of the Star Wars Cantina in the famous “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk” campaign. This was produced for the US Dept of Transportation in 1979. Because flying the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs is harder after a night out at Moss Eisley.
Read more ›An essay on drug addiction and need. For years, craving was represented by the tortured tremors and sweaty nightmares of extreme heroin and alcohol withdrawal. Significantly, however, the one symptom common to all forms of withdrawal and craving is anxiety. This prominent manifestation of craving plays out along a common set of axes: depression/dysphoria, anger/irritability, ….
Read more ›How a blockbuster diet pill died. It took many years to bring depression and its treatment into the rational light of day. Addiction in the mid-1990s was in the process of undergoing a similar medical transformation. Even so, scientists were wary of pronouncing that overeating was in some cases a treatable chemical disorder. Obesity, in ….
Read more ›On synthetic marijuana, organic medicines, and drugs of the future. (Second post in the “Five-Question Interview” series.) Back in July, Addiction Inbox ran a fascinating 5-question interview with clinical and research psychologist Vaughan Bell. The post touched on abnormal brain function, drugs, hallucinations, and addiction. It was a blast. The huge and multi-talented staff here ….
Read more ›An essay on the losing battle for perpetual reward. The amphetamine high, like the cocaine high, is a marvel of biochemical efficiency. Stimulants work primarily by blocking the reuptake of dopamine molecules in the synaptic gap between nerve cells. Dopamine remains stalled in the gap, stimulating the receptors, resulting in higher dopamine concentrations and greater ….
Read more ›I’m not sure what has happened to Charlie, but his recent appearance on The Jay Leno Show gives me hope that he may make it yet. He was humble, self effacing, and yet still charming. He told Leno that his last hoorah will be just that. He is out of slogans and admits that he ….
Read more ›Here at TDA we explore many methods of recovery. Some traditional and some not so much. I have featured many articles on my explorations into AA, faith based, and philosophical methods. One of my greatest difficulties has always been the higher power question and I would be remiss not to highlight an organization for people who don’t ….
Read more ›Two of the top searches that lead people to TDA are “drinking alone” and “drinking in the morning“. Those searches will direct people to these two posts – Alcoholism: Drinking Alone is not a Sure Sign and Drinking in the Morning. In both posts, TDA points out neither is a sure sign that you are an alcoholic and ….
Read more ›Imagine a world in which all vehicles will determine if their operators are sober enough to drive. A world where it will be very hard to hide any level of inebriation from your teacher, boss, or parent. You will not be able hide your BAC in the world of the future, where Noninvasive Intoxication Measurement Systems developed by companies like Tru ….
Read more ›America’s great experiment Prohibition gets the Ken Burns treatment tonight on PBS. The new three part documentary from the man who made The Civil War interesting again will focus on what happened back in 1919, when the United States ratified the 18th Amendment to ban the manufacture, sale and transportation of intoxicating liquors. The series will look at ….
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