Open Payments Website Shows Billions in Payments to DoctorsCulture & MediaBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 29, 2014Do drug companies have your doctor on the payroll? More than half a million American doctors and nearly 1,360 teaching hospitals were paid $3.5 billion over five months last year by pharmaceutical and medical device companies, a new federal website has revealed. Some of the companies are among the bigger makers of prescription opiates that…
8 Tips for a Healthy HalloweenFeatured, HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 28, 2014It seems the quickest way to bring the “trick” back into trick-or-treating is to hand an apple or a box of raisins to a horde of candy-crazed Mutant Ninja Turtles at your door.
Fewer People Believe Marijuana Is Risky, Survey FindsDrug AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 27, 2014Collectively, young adults are significantly more likely to abuse drugs or alcohol than people in younger or older age groups. One of the key factors in determining the likelihood of substance intake is the amount of self-perceived risk that an individual attaches to drug or alcohol consumption. As part of a yearly survey project called…
Four DUIs in 30 Hours? People Do Worse During BlackoutsAlcoholismBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 25, 2014You’d be surprised how many problem drinkers in a blackout have come out of it having flown to another country. To the untrained eye they may appear sober and rational while complete lack of reason and control have overtaken them, said Dr. Anita Gadhia-Smith, a Washington, D.C., specialist and author of From Addiction to Recovery:…
Pioneer in Sexual Addiction Treatment Presents at the Second International Conference on Sex and Love AddictionUncategorizedBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 22, 2014The Second International Conference on Sex and Love Addiction, to be held November 12 to 14 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, will feature pioneers in the treatment of sex and love addiction and intimacy disorders, including founder of the Sexual Recovery Institute Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S.
Physical Symptoms of DepressionMood DisordersBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 21, 2014When people with depression talk about how it’s affecting them, they often describe the mental and emotional burdens they feel. These can include feelings of sadness, guilt and irritability. People with depression may also feel like they’re a failure and that they’re never going to be happy again.
7 Tips for a Healthier CommuteHealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 20, 2014Commuting is a daily chore that you probably don’t give much thought — but maybe you should starting thinking about it. The average commute for an American worker is 25 minutes each way, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s roughly eight and a half days per year spent getting to and from work.
Neuroscientist Carl Hart Offers Radical Take on War on DrugsCulture & MediaBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 19, 2014Carl Hart was starting his career as a neuroscientist and beginning a professorship at Columbia University when he first heard reports of the crack epidemic that was supposedly wreaking havoc across black America. Motivated by a desire to help the community he came from, Hart began researching drug addiction and ways to help people. But…
Players and League Agree to New NFL Drug PoliciesAddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 18, 2014The player’s association of the National Football League (NFL) has agreed to the revised drug policy proposed by the league. The revisions include the introduction of testing for human growth hormone (HGH), changes to the league’s DUI policy, as well as changes to the threshold for marijuana testing.
Heroin: A Cheap High and a Growing ProblemDrug AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 17, 2014Disturbing news comes out of Pennsylvania that should be a wake-up call for parents: The deadly drug heroin is more accessible and affordable for young people than beer.
