APPS FOR RECOVERY
While the best possible outcome of substance abuse treatment comes from a treatment plan including detox and inpatient and/or outpatient therapy, the fact is that some people simply can’t do it. It might be a money issue, for someone without insurance who has no disposable income. It might just be a personal preference not to […]
DOES TECHNOLOGY HARM RECOVERY?
Substance abuse recovery requires an active participant. You can’t just sit back and let others talk or pop into an office for the occasional procedure; it requires real effort. If you’ve ever found yourself so focused on your phone that you completely tune out what people around you say, you might see the problems that […]
ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGNS
Anyone who watched television in the 1990s remembers the ads: “This is your brain on drugs,” followed by an egg splattering into a frying pan, and some dialogue that was trying too hard to fit with the “cool” lingo of the times. Everyone may remember them, but how effective were they? Anti-drug campaigns actually started […]
BREAKING THE GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF ADDICTION
To say that addiction is genetic is a bit of a misnomer that is further convoluted when terms like “addictive personality” and “addiction runs in the family” are used. While it is true that addiction (and the impacts of addiction, financial and otherwise) can be passed down within families from generation to generation, it is […]
SOBER GROUP ACTIVITIES
Going through a substance abuse recovery program is symbolic of the need for change in your life. Having spent so long dealing with substance abuse, you now realize how much time and energy was wasted on feeding the addiction. Our inpatient program at Asana Recovery helps patients discover new and fun activities that are healthy. […]
ARE SMOKERS LESS LIKELY TO FIND JOBS?
You’ve heard for decades all the reasons smoking is bad for you – it can cause heart attacks, strokes, cancer of the lungs, mouth, throat, and stomach, brittle bones, prematurely aged skin, fertility issues – the list goes on. If none of the health risks are enough to get you to quit, consider this: being […]
FLAVORED CIGARETTES
In June 2018, citizens of San Francisco voted overwhelmingly – with almost a 70 percent majority – to uphold a ban on flavored cigarettes. The measure had been proposed the previous summer, but a group of businesses and people in the industry challenged it. The challenge was spearheaded by R.J. Reynolds, which manufactures Newport, Camel, Doral, […]
HOW TOBACCO COMPANIES SKIRT ADVERTISING LAWS
These days, you don’t really see advertising for cigarettes or any other form of tobacco, but tobacco companies used to advertise their products heavily on television, radio, and billboards. Today there is legislation regulating the advertising of tobacco products, and those mediums are all banned. Unfortunately, the industry continues to find ways around these rules. […]
DOES COSMETIC SURGERY HELP PEOPLE STOP SMOKING?
Of all the reasons you may have considered stopping smoking, a facelift probably wasn’t at the top of the list. Interestingly, however, there is some evidence suggesting that people who undergo plastic surgery are more likely to stop or at least cut down on smoking. Part of this may well be vanity – someone who […]
EXPERIMENTATION OR THE SEEDS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE?
Plenty of people experiment with drugs or alcohol without every developing a dependence or addiction. It’s practically a rite of passage among some college students, and according to a report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, nearly half of American high school students are using addictive drugs. There’s plenty of information out […]
