ADVICE FROM A DOCTOR | The Cabin Chiang Mai

Jun

What about Methadone and other substitution drug therapies for addiction?

Methadone is a narcotic medication that is best known historically for its use in the treatment of Heroin addiction. But I think the use of the word “treatment” here is a bit misleading.

May

Choosing a Drug Rehabilitation Program: Do I stay home and battle my demons on their home turf or do I pull a “geographic.”

I believe that searching out a proper substance rehabilitation program in another location serves as a good middle ground for getting away from the triggers while still developing the tools that can maintain a peaceful sobriety. Many of you are also in careers where your reputation and trust would be possibly irreversibly damaged if colleagues and competitors knew that there was a drug or alcohol problem.

May

Ketamine: It’s a “club drug.” What’s the big deal? (Here’s the big deal)

When I began working with addicted clients nearly 20 years ago, if you would have told me that Ketamine was going to be a major player in drug addiction I would not have believed it. So how did this rarely used Ketamine (also known as Special K, K, Ket, Vitamin K, Kit Kat, Cat Valium, and Super acid) end up being a major player of addiction and physical/emotional destruction in 2010?