by Geoff Kane | Jan 5, 2014 | Addiction Medicine Updates
Educators and clinicians have long recognized that children and youth with social, emotional, and learning problems often experience neglect and abuse in earlier years. Research now shows that harm associated with traumatic childhood experiences does not end when...
by Geoff Kane | May 30, 2013 | Addiction Medicine Updates
Too often society is unfair to people with addiction—a fact that disturbs most people with active addiction, most people who are recovering from addiction, and most people who advocate for those groups. Fortunately we can do something about it. Don’t be...
by Geoff Kane | Nov 1, 2012 | Addiction Medicine Updates
As we approach the holiday season—the time of year from Thanksgiving through New Years when “joy” is the word but not necessarily the reality—it’s worth reflecting on ways we can protect ourselves and those we care about from inconvenience and...
by Geoff Kane | Jul 3, 2012 | Addiction Medicine Updates
Popular belief does not expect women to “hold their liquor” as well as men, and this is one of those instances when science agrees with popular belief. If a man and a woman drink the same amount of alcohol, even if they are equal weight, the woman will...