by Rubin Khoddam | Sep 7, 2017 | Addiction
We have all heard the phrase say no to drugs, and that particularly pertains to teens. Transitioning from middle to high school is a huge shift for many teens. After leaving the relative safety of a familiar school, they’re suddenly thrown in to a brand new school...
by Rubin Khoddam | Sep 6, 2017 | Addiction
If you or a friend are in the process of using, we are not judging…but make sure it is as safe as possible. This blog will cover 5 strategies for drug overdose prevention. Researchers from New York once found that nearly 98 percent of all accidental overdose...
by Rubin Khoddam | Jun 28, 2016 | Addiction
44 Billion Reasons to Stop Drinking The National Institute of Health is preparing to fund the largest study of adolescent brain development to date. It is called the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. This study will spend $150 million (yes, you...
by Rubin Khoddam | Mar 31, 2016 | Addiction
If you are wondering about drug use triggers, you might remember Pavlov and his dog. That old classical conditioning story you learned in Psych 101 where the dog was conditioned to salivate not just in response to food, but to the simple ring of a bell. Just to...
by Rubin Khoddam | Aug 20, 2015 | Addiction
Research has been limited in examining how the use of e-cigarettes in adolescence relates to use of regular combustible cigarettes later. Learn about the risks of e-cigarettes in this blog. Breaking Research on the Risks of E-Cigarettes It’s undeniable how quickly...
