It’s probably the most common question friends and loved ones of an addicted individual ask. Consider this.

I’ve written a new rock musical. It’s important. It’s about heroin.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced they are recognizing gaming addiction as a disease.   What does this mean?   From a clinical perspective it means that gaming addiction is now on par (at least by WHO) with all other addictions, and should be treated as such.

For years, and now decades, physicians and dentists have been handing out opioids for pain relief.  Bombarded by pharmaceutical marketing, patients and providers believed completely that opioids were the only solution for severe pain.