See Marc Gallanter, “What is Alcoholics Anonymous? A Path from Addiction to Recovery”, Oxford University Press, 2016.
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Help for the Alcohol Addicted
If you know
someone who is suffering from alcoholism, the best way that you might be able
to help is to urge him or her to attend 3-4 meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous to
give the program a chance. Their success
rate is better than any other measure.
The average person who has achieved strong recovery has attended AA meetings
for 7 years or more. The added social
support is crucial for success.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
New Guidelines for Prescribing Pain Meds
A few years
back, doctors were urged to treat pain as the fifth vital sign so it could be
adequately treated. Unfortunately, this
resulted in more narcotics being diverted
toward abuse. Now the CDC is
asking for caution. Whenever possible,
non-drug measures are now recommended first line for pain relief, such as
chiropractic, massage, and the Kaufman technique that we use. Non-steroidal drugs such as ibuprofen are
also preferred for short-term pain relief, but they have their own set of side
effects. Nutritional supplements like
curcumin can also be very effective and safe.
See Family Practice News, June 15, 2016, p. 12.
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