By Dr Joseph Mercola Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Enormous numbers of people are increasingly becoming binge drinkers — defined as consuming five or more drinks in two hours for men...
Category - Addiction
Nine Tips for Rebounding After Addiction
By Charles Watson Guest writer for Wake Up World Addiction is personal and so is recovery. I know this very well. Whenever family members, friends, and acquaintances criticized my choices and...
Iboga vs Ayahuasca – Which Plant Medicine is Right for You?
By Amber Antonelli Guest Writer for Wake Up World ENTHEOGEN: derived from ancient Greek words meaning “full of god, or inspired by the divine within.” While people all over the world...
Addiction and a Lack of Purpose
By Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Guest writer for Wake Up World How the opioid epidemic is related to a “purpose deficient” culture. As you are no doubt aware, presently the United...
Ibogaine: A Promising Natural Alternative for Addiction Treatment
By Aeden Smith-Ahearn Guest writer for Wake Up World There are few people left in the US who haven’t been touched in some way by the opioid epidemic. The number of those with addiction is...
Why Are 1 in 4 Seniors Taking Anxiety Meds?
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Research conducted by two U.S. universities and the Department of Veterans Affairs suggests 1 in 4 older adults is now turning to...
Antidepressants Cause Severe Withdrawal Symptoms, New Study Reveals
By Sayer Ji Contributing writer for Wake Up World Antidepressants Cause Severe Withdrawal Symptoms like “Hallucination”, “Mania” and “Anxiety”, New...
Understanding the Opioid Epidemic
October 4th, 2018 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World With an estimated 11 million Americans abusing prescription opioid medications, opioid overdose is now the...
Can Psilocybin Mushrooms Help Addicted Cocaine Users Stop?
By Marco Torres Guest writer for Wake Up World Unlike with alcohol or nicotine, pharmacological options are not available to individuals addicted to cocaine. However, researchers at the...
The Good News and Bad News When You Quit Smoking
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Although the good news is your body begins healing within an hour of your last cigarette, research has also found risk of lung...
Exercise Treats Addiction by Altering Brain’s Dopamine System
By Joe Battaglia Guest writer for Wake Up World New research by the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions has identified a key mechanism in how exercise can help impact the...
Doctors Get Paid to Prescribe More Opioids
May 15th, 2018 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Opioid overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under the age of 50, killing more than 42,000...