Successful Treatment of Physicians With Addictions

Physicians generally display better health and have lower rates of all-cause mortality than the general population.1 However, their education, nutrition, and lifestyle do not offer similar protection from substance abuse and dependence. Prevalence rates of alcohol abuse and dependence among physicians are about equal to those seen in the population as a whole, while prescription drug misuse and dependence rates are far higher.2,3 Addiction impairs more physicians than any other disease.4 Read more

Substance Abuse (Depressants or Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs) - Treatment

Treatment The first goal of treatment is detoxification (withdrawal from the drug). Detoxification usually involves g... Read more

Drug Addiction & Alcoholism Can Be Cured

Chris and Pax Prentiss, co-founders of Passages Addiction Cure Center, explain through a series of CNN and other TV news interviews how drug addiction and alcoholism can be cured by acknowledging it is not a disease and utilizing one on one counseling with the right people, in the right environment. More information can be found on the website at http://www.passagesmalibu.com/