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WCSAD – Addiction and treatment education conference is back by Adi Jaffe

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Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction Our readers may remember us highlighting the West Cost Symposium on Addictive Disorders conference, which took place at the La Quinta Resort and Club in La Quinta, Califor ... Read on »

Brain and relaxation drinks – the new fad by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction You’ve seen them advertised an on store shelves – drinks with names like Neuro, IDrink, and Dreamwater promise that their combinations of hormones, neurotransmitters , and ... Read on »

The best addiction treatment option by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction I get asked which addiction treatment option is the best all the time. The short answer? Whichever one ends up working for the client. I don’t like being stuck in the ... Read on »

Keep your head up – no shame in addiction by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction A client come in today for an addiction treatment evaluation. She had so much shame about her drug use that even the relative who brought her in didn’t know what drug she ... Read on »

Criminal drug possession – Felony versus misdemeanor by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction In all but 13 States in the U.S., drug possession for personal use is still considered a felony punishable by years in prison and hefty fines. This despite the fact that ... Read on »

Prescription addiction – still growing by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction A recent story in the Associated Press discusses the association between the great increase in prescription painkiller sales in the United States and the increasing rates ... Read on »

Forgetting astrocytes – marijuana, memory, and the brain by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction My favorite thing about science are those discoveries that remind us we simply don’t know everything. A recent article by a group of researchers from Canada, China, and Fr ... Read on »

Barriers to Addiction Treatment Entry by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction By Dr. Adi Jaffe and Tariq Shaheed How annoying is it to be running late for work unable to find your keys, wallet, or coveted smart phone? You check under the bed, ... Read on »

Decision-making and alcoholism: what’s the risk? by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction By James R. Ashenhurst Every day we are faced with decisions to make, both simple and complex: should I buy the bargain brand cereal or do I really want to pay more fo ... Read on »

Addiction research – Who are we studying? by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction I teach a class on the psychology of addiction (Psych 477 at California State University in Long Beach) and as I have been preparing the lectures something has become very ... Read on »

Treating alcohol withdrawal with benzodiazepines – Safe if mindful by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction Alcohol withdrawal can be extremely unpleasant (see here for an overview). Symptoms vary from person to person, but most people will experience some nega ... Read on »

A3 Verified – Matrix Institute on Addictions by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction A3 is doing its RehabFinder work this month and we have a brand new and exciting addition to our Verification roster – The West Los Angeles clinic of the Matrix Institute ... Read on »

Before we jump to Whitney Houston conclusions by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction I’ve had numerous calls from media outlets who want to talk about Whitney Houston and her celebrity drug problem since this past Saturday. It seems as if everyone wants ... Read on »

A3 Verified – KLEAN West Hollywood by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction The A3 Rehab-Finder is happy to announce the full verification of The KLEAN Treatment Center in West Hollywood (call them at 323-391-4032). The KLEAN Center is a licen ... Read on »

Negative self-talk and addiction recovery by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction Everyone has internal beliefs about what they are, or aren’t, good at. For many these have become an implicit reality – facts about life that are rarely examined and never ... Read on »

Naltrexone the addiction cure? by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction CNN released a news article a little while back titled “ With anti-addiction pill, ‘no urge, no craving ‘” that seems to suggest that a cure for addiction has been found. As ... Read on »

Rubber-band addiction recovery – No shame by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction There’s a specific issue that keeps coming up with nearly every addiction client I work with who is in early recovery . Regardless of whether they’re trying to stop unheal ... Read on »

Heavy alcohol users Vs. Addicts – Stress response by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction I can’t even count how many times I’ve talked about the difference between alcohol or drug users and alcoholics or addicts (see here , here , and here for some examples an ... Read on »

New Year’s Eve without drugs or drinking alcohol? by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction For many people all around the world, New Year’s Eve celebrations mean a lot of partying. Often, that partying includes drinking alcohol , doing drugs , and generally enga ... Read on »

Recovery = Abstinence… Or not by Adi Jaffe

Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ( SAMHSA ) just release a new definition of “recovery” from mental health and addiction: A process of ... Read on »

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