ADHD Medication Saves Lives on the Road, Study Finds News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 10, 2014A new study of 17,000 Swedish residents with ADHD found a startlingly lower serious accident rate when male drivers were on their medication versus when they were not. The study found there was no such connection for female drivers. A UCLA researcher who studies attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder noted Friday that the findings, while important, can’t yet…
ABC News Talks With Promises’ Dr. Greg Skipper About ‘Functioning’ Heroin Addicts Drug AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 8, 2014[YT video=”w0NCRDa6QH0″ title=”ABC News Talks With Promises’ Dr. Greg Skipper About ‘Functioning’ Heroin Addicts”] ABC’s “World News with Diane Sawyer” recently spoke with Promises Treatment Centers’ director of Professionals Health Services Dr. Greg Skipper about the growing use of heroin in the U.S. Nearly 670,000 Americans use heroin, according to a report by the Substance…
Promises’ Dr. Skipper Discusses Heroin Overdose Epidemic With KNX Radio Drug AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 7, 2014Dr. Greg Skipper of Promises Treatment Centers this week told Jim Thornton and Diane Thompson of KNX Radio that the incredible potency of the heroin found on the streets today can be a fatal threat to anyone addicted to opiates. Dr. Skipper, a fellow of the American Board of Addiction Medicine and Director of Professionals…
Is Technology Sabotaging Your Relationship? Join Addictions Expert Robert Weiss at 9th International Trauma, Addiction Symposium UncategorizedBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 6, 2014On February 20 and 21, renowned author, addictions expert and founder of the Sexual Recovery Institute Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S, will speak at the 9th Annual Symposium of the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals in Scottsdale, Arizona.
CVS Calls It Quits: No More Cigarettes AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 6, 2014CVS/Caremark, the largest selling drugstore chain in the U.S., announced Wednesday that it will stop selling tobacco products by year’s end, a potential catalyst for more retailers to also consider withdrawing. Smoking-cessation advocates believe less access will help fight the addictive habit, while market analysts said it will likely shift sales to other venues. “CVS…
Make Designated Driver Your MVP on Super Bowl Sunday AlcoholismBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 1, 2014In advance of Super Bowl XLVIII, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has teamed up with Tennessee Titans Tight End Delanie Walker, named the 2013 Titans Walter Payton Man of the Year, to urge football fans to have a plan for how they’ll get home from Super Bowl parties with a non-drinking designated driver, MADD said…
North Korean Pushing Meth Into U.S. Drug AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 1, 2014Working in close coordination with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, authorities in Thailand in September arrested five members of an Asian drug smuggling network and charged them with hatching a plot to export 220 pounds of methamphetamine into the United States. These individuals were then extradited and transferred into the custody of the DEA, and…
How Much Sex Should We Be Having? HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 31, 2014What is the right amount of sex for a couple to be having? How little is too little and how much it too much? Embedded in these questions are deeper concerns regarding the general health of one’s sex life and the emotional health of the relationship. However, while frequency of sex is one way to…
Renowned Psychiatrist Christopher La Riche Joins Lucida Treatment Center UncategorizedBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 30, 2014Lucida Treatment Center, a luxury drug rehabilitation and mood disorder program in Florida, welcomes board-certified psychiatrist, award-winning psychotherapist and board-certified addiction psychiatrist Christopher La Tourette La Riche, MD, as its full-time Medical Director.
The Ranch Treatment Center Completes Highest Level of Cultural Competence to Better Serve Orthodox Jewish Clients UncategorizedBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 30, 2014The staff at The Ranch recently completed a two-day cultural sensitivity training led by Deborah Fox, LCSW, enhancing the program’s ability to serve orthodox Jewish individuals and their families with the highest level of cultural competence.
