Changing the Brain after Opioid Detox

Changing the Brain after Opioid Detox

I’ve spent some time recently listening to interviews with Dr. Rick Hanson, a neuro-psychiatrist. Based on his and others research, he teaches very specific strategies that have been shown to affect the human brain in positive ways. Like many species, we are...
Carrots, Garlic, and Mostly Love

Carrots, Garlic, and Mostly Love

I just returned from a weekend conference about breaking habits and addictive behavior. The speaker, Mukta Kaur Khalsa, Ph.D., has worked in rehab clinics for 40 years and trained with Indian Guru, Yogi Bhajan for about 30 years. Now she does training for people who...
Feeding the Tiger Metaphor – What Is It & How to Get Help

Feeding the Tiger Metaphor – What Is It & How to Get Help

Recently a mother of one of my patients expressed her concern that although her daughter was willingly going through our Medically Assisted Opioid Withdrawal process and committed to not using narcotics, she was insistent about her intention to continue using pot when...