‘Supermom’ on Adderall Is Afraid to Stop Drug AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthMay 8, 2014The mornings are the absolute worst. It’s like my entire body is cemented to the bed. The sleep I get, when I finally do collapse and catch a few hours, is light and unsatisfying—I’m never rested. They say that the Adderall messes with your sleep cycles; well let me tell you, an inability to fall…
5 Top Gifts for Mom This Mother’s Day to Make Her Feel Truly Loved Mental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthMay 6, 2014Flowers are nice. Jewelry is generally appreciated. Going out to dinner is a popular favorite. But when it comes to giving Mom a gift she’ll remember long after the flowers are wilted, the jewelry is carefully stored and the meal is something of the past, many sons and daughters might consider a loving gift instead.…
Nicotine Has Tightest Grip on Women Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthMay 1, 2014Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The importance of understanding the mechanisms of tobacco addiction and those most affected by it can hardly be understated, and a new study from Austria has provided evidence that women are more…
Study Finds Spike in Opioid Use During Pregnancy News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthApril 28, 2014By Jeanene Swanson — The use and misuse of prescription opioids by pregnant women has increased from 1.2 per 1,000 hospital live births in 2000 to 5.6 in 2009 in the last 10 years. What’s even more unsettling is that even in light of these statistics, several recent studies have found that doctors are prescribing…
Children Exposed to Methamphetamine Before Birth Struggle in Classroom Drug AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthApril 24, 2014Methamphetamine is a powerful stimulant drug of abuse known for its ability to trigger addiction in repeated users. Current evidence suggests that a significant number of methamphetamine-using women continue to take the drug when they become pregnant. In a study published in March 2014 in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers from eight U.S. institutions used…
More Women Are Watching Porn Sex AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 14, 2014A propensity for interest in pornography among men is well known and documented. When most people think of the people who view porn, they think of men flipping through issues of Penthouse or clicking through online pornographic websites. But women and porn? Aren’t men thought to be the more visual creatures and the ones who…
Prescription Drug Abuse During Pregnancy Drug AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 11, 2014Prescription drug abuse always has the potential to cause physical and emotional harm to an addict and his or her loved ones. This type of substance abuse is serious enough that it often requires professional addiction treatment in order to recover. However, when the addict is a pregnant woman, the risk of harm extends to…
Women Open Doors in Addiction Treatment Addiction RecoveryBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 6, 2014The history of addiction and treatment has largely been the realm of men. Addictive substances have been around for thousands of years, and men have mostly been the ones to participate in their consumption. As a result, more men have been addicts throughout history, and required treatment, than women. This does not mean that women…
Miriam’s House: Giving the Gift of Recovery RecoveryBy Promises Behavioral HealthDecember 31, 2013By Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S It is lunchtime at Miriam’s House. Denise sits with her twin 6-year-old boys, Dante and Darrell, encouraging them to eat not only the grilled cheese sandwiches on their plates, but the green beans. Stymied in her efforts, she uses the age-old mom trick of saying they won’t get dessert if…
Not One of the Guys: A Woman’s Take on Sex Addiction Sex AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthDecember 19, 2013You might be surprised to know that the greatest amount of healing I’ve done in my battle with sex addiction happened not through painstaking efforts to avoid sexy behaviors that might have gotten me into trouble in the past, but even more painful efforts at opening my heart, honestly and fully, in relationships of all…
