Most of us have heard of Botulin as a product used to get rid of wrinkles. That is one use – it paralyses muscles when injected in very small dilutions, and the wrinkles disappear. But the bacterial product acts a bit differently. When the toxin is eaten it causes muscle paralysis throughout the whole body. ….
Read more ›Imagine how hard it would be to kick the normal biological drives as if they were addictions. It would mean things like ignoring your drive to eat when hungry, drink when thirsty, or sleep. These are built in biological imperatives, nearly impossible to resist. A study out of Duke University this past summer linked addiction to ….
Read more ›One of the terms throw around in addiction treatment is “dual diagnosis.” It refers to a patient who has an addiction as well as an underlying mental disorder. Because addiction has a psychological/mental health component, this isn’t surprising. Either the addict starts off trying to treat some problem or they develop it because of the ….
Read more ›There is no shortage of books about addiction. They follow a predictable pattern leading from despair to triumph and they tug at our heart strings. The book by Dr. Marc Lewis is a bit different though. His degree in neuroscience and his addiction to heroin and experiences with other drugs combine to present the science ….
Read more ›In what has to be a record breaking conversation, users of the James Randi Educational Foundation forum have been debating one question for almost a year and a half. The original post asked, simply, “Why do people insist AA is not religious.” The thread started in July of 2010, and at this writing has more ….
Read more ›In a shocking reminder of what can happen with illegal sales of any substance, 162 people have died in the Eastern Indian town of Diamond Harbor and the surrounding area. Alcoholic beverages are legal in India, but the bootleg products are sold at a third of the price, making illicit booze a popular alternative for ….
Read more ›A report in the Journal of Addiction shows a principle of economics applied to drinking. As costs go up for a product, use of that product goes down – at least for non-essential items like alcoholic beverages. The study looked at alcohol sales in British Columbia and determined that setting minimum prices through government authority reduced ….
Read more ›It’s accepted wisdom that, unlike the phrase, “The Devil made me do it,” there is more explanatory power in the phrase, “I was drunk at the time.” In other words, we grant the drinker some leeway because the effects of alcohol include poor decisions. Surprisingly, the story isn’t quite as clear as that. Supporting this ….
Read more ›It’s become common knowledge that red wine has health benefits. Now, with the exposure of academic fraud by a noted researcher, those results are in doubt. Dr. Dipak Das, a University of Connecticut researcher, specialized in studies about cardiovascular health. The research on wine and the benefits for moderate drinkers was a part of this ….
Read more ›CNBC has been running a series called “Crime Inc.” that deals with the landscape of illegal activity in the United States. In mid January, they profiled illegal gambling on the show and the information was shocking to anyone outside of the gambling community. The modern picture of illegal gambling is much less about organized crime ….
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