National Park Service asks visitors stop licking toxic toads : NPR
Or we can simply transmit a new virus that doesn’t affect us as humans at all, but jumps to a new host, e.g. a salamander, and it reproduces with another and at the same time transmits the infection. Even one researcher predicted how a wave (tsunami effect) of this pathogenic fungus, which was only described […]
Covert Narcissism and Addiction Explained
Narcissistic personality disorder is just one of several personality disorders that can be dually diagnosed with alcoholism. However, there is some evidence that having narcissistic personality disorder can make you more vulnerable to alcohol abuse. This approach recognizes that the person is dealing with both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder simultaneously, such […]
Levels of Care for Drug Rehab and Addiction Treatment
A 90-day program extends time for mastery of skills, stabilized routines, and stronger social reintegration, making it a common recommendation for those with longer addiction histories or more severe dependence. These timelines map onto measurable milestones such as sustained abstinence for 30 days, demonstrated coping in real-world triggers by 60 days, and established relapse-prevention plans […]
Alcohol use
This manual is written to help primary health care workers – physicians, nurses, community health workers, and others – to deal with persons whose alcohol… Around 1 in every 3 deaths in men and 1 in every 5 deaths in women between 30 and 40 years of age were due to alcohol. The negative effects […]