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Marijuana affects cognitive development in adolescents and may be a gateway drug for opioids.
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Marijuana affects cognitive development in adolescents and may be a gateway drug for opioids.

By Jeremy Frank & Associates|2019-07-15T17:50:53-04:00June 16th, 2019|Categories: Addiction Recovery|Tags: intervention, students, substance use|

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/opinion/marijuana-brain-effects.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage https://nyti.ms/2IjZXMQ This article addresses recent research strongly suggesting that teenagers are extremely vulnerable to the cumulative effects of regular use of pot. Pot impairs executive functioning, brain processing speed, memory, attention span and concentration. Furthermore, we used to think that weed was a gateway drug and then research suggested that this was in fact not the case. [...]

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The 5 S’s of Addiction Recovery Part 5: Substitution
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The 5 S’s of Addiction Recovery Part 5: Substitution

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The 5 S’s of Addiction Recovery Part 5: Substitution

By Jeremy Frank & Associates|2019-04-01T13:12:11-04:00March 3rd, 2019|Categories: Addiction Recovery|Tags: meditation, mindfulness, spirituality, substitution|

This blog addresses the fifth factor "substitution," which is integral to anyone's addiction recovery. Whether your goal is abstinence or moderation and harm reduction, these five factors (structure, supervision, spirituality, social support and substitution) are essential components of successful and healthy drug and alcohol and other addiction recovery. What follows is Teddy Kradzinski's personal account through [...]

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5 S’s of Addiction Recovery Part 4: Social Support
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5 S’s of Addiction Recovery Part 4: Social Support

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5 S’s of Addiction Recovery Part 4: Social Support

By Jeremy Frank & Associates|2019-04-01T13:58:18-04:00March 3rd, 2019|Categories: Addiction Recovery|Tags: alcohol recovery, drug recovery, social support|

This blog addresses the fourth factor "social support," which is integral to anyone's addiction recovery. Whether your goal is abstinence or moderation and harm reduction, these five factors (structure, supervision, spirituality, social support and substitution) are essential components of successful and healthy drug and alcohol and other addiction recovery. What follows is Teddy Kradzinski's personal account [...]

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The 5 S’s of Addiction Recovery Part 3: Spirituality
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The 5 S’s of Addiction Recovery Part 3: Spirituality

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The 5 S’s of Addiction Recovery Part 3: Spirituality

By Jeremy Frank & Associates|2019-04-01T13:58:42-04:00March 3rd, 2019|Categories: Addiction Recovery|Tags: alcohol recovery, alcoholics anonymous, drug recovery, spirituality|

This blog addresses the third factor "spirituality," which is integral to anyone's addiction recovery. Whether your goal is abstinence or moderation and harm reduction, these five factors (structure, supervision, spirituality, social support and substitution) are essential components of successful and healthy drug and alcohol and other addiction recovery. What follows is Teddy Kradzinski's personal account through [...]

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