Heroin and Other Opiates are Very Powerful Emotional Pain Killers
We’ve known for a long time that opiates are fantastic pain killers for physical pain. We use them in medicine all the time. Opiates relieve the pain of terminal cancer, general surgery and broken bones. But, it is more and more clear to me, that opiates are...
Changing Behavior To Stop Opioid Use
I’ve been riffing a lot on this idea of motivation and willpower. BJ Fogg, author of Tiny Habits, says: “. . . motivation and willpower get a lot of airtime. People are always looking for ways to ramp them up and sustain them over time. The problem is that both...
PART 3: Cravings and Forming Habits
James Clear, author of Atomic Habits defines the Habit Loop as consisting of four components: the cue or trigger, the craving, the response and the reward. By breaking each component down he offers strategies for those who are attempting to create a new habit or...
5 Ways to Boost Energy After Opioid Withdrawal
Patients who have stopped using opiates and gone through the withdrawal process often wonder why their energy is so low and ask about ways they might boost it. After extended use of opioid pain medications such as Oxycontin, Percocet®, Opana®, Dilaudid®, Vicodin®,...
