Podcast: ADDICTION & ABUSE

Episode 23: Marijuana, Cannabis, THC and CBD

It can be confusing—THC and CBD are related but different compounds, with different effects on the body, and overseen by different regulatory policies. Use of both is increasing despite sparse information on their beneficial and harmful effects.

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Episode 21: Digital Addiction

Everyone (especially growing kids) should prevent screen time from replacing creative, physically active, and social endeavors. The digital world has unfortunately facilitated new addictions (gaming, social media, gambling, trading, online sex),

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Episode 18: Understanding and Managing Dependency, Addiction and Pain

Dependency is a biological problem; whereas addiction is a behavioral one. They each often start while managing pain. The opiate overdose crisis is the 3rd largest US epidemic since 1900. In this episode learn what opiates are,

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Episode 15. What Everyone Should Know about Tobacco, Smoking and Vaping

Reasons, support, empathy, data, apps, and resources for not smoking or quitting smoking are abundant (thank you public health!), and covered in this episode. While tobacco use has declined, the use of high tech nicotine delivery devices—ecigarette…

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