In a recent blog post, we defined a couple of ideas—“dry drunk” and “high-functioning alcoholic”—that sometimes pop up in conversations about substance use disorders, their treatment, and recovery. Our goal was to clarify some of the shorthand jargon people use from...
Maybe this has happened to you: You’re digging into a halved grapefruit with a spoon, looking forward to that sharp, distinctive taste, when suddenly some juice from the fruit shoots up and into your eye. Did you know there is a word for that? The word is...
It’s a popular culture cliché: images of people smoking in a 12-step meeting or even while getting treatment in a recovery center. And like many clichés, there’s some truth in that image—maybe even a lot of truth. For example, a 2015 research article points out that,...
When you are suffering from a substance use disorder, it might seem like you are going it alone with no one to help you. Or you may find yourself so focused on yourself and your need to drink or use drugs that you shut everyone else out. Either way, it might feel like...
In various blog posts over time, we have considered a variety of drugs and their dangers. In some senses, these previous posts are similar to one another. Each lists the dangers associated with a drug—or class of drugs—and absolutely none of them suggests it is a good...
‘The human drama of athletic competition…’ If you are old enough to remember a time before sports could be seen on television 24 hours a day, you might remember ABC’s Wide World of Sports. For decades, host Jim McKay shared “the thrill of victory and the agony of...
