November 2015 - Palm Partners

The Dual Diagnosis of Eating Disorders and Drug Addictions Eating disorders and drug addictions are often looked at as separate entities but for many people, these illnesses overlap. According to The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, up to a half of people who suffer... Learn More

Adults 50-59 Largest Age Group in Opioid Treatment Programs If you think the opioid addiction crisis is affecting mostly younger age groups, think again. A recent survey reveals there has been a pronounced age trend in those treated for opioid addiction. Adults ages 50 and older now make up... Learn More

Things That Saved Me in My Second Year Sober [caption id="attachment_18359" align="aligncenter" width="364"] Photo of Author[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben As of November 28th, 2015 it will officially be 2 years since my last drink. That’s 730 days. 17,520 hours. 1,051,200 minutes. 63,072,000 seconds… miracles! I can’t even begin to... Learn More

Five Ways to Succeed in Your Sobriety at Thanksgiving For many, thanksgiving is a time of coming together, enjoying family and of course eating. Yum! However, for some, Thanksgiving can be a time of temptation. For those early in their recovery, it is important to remember the tools that... Learn More

Aggressive Drunken Behavior Linked to Gene Mutation [caption id="attachment_18347" align="aligncenter" width="451"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] If you've been to enough bars, you have witnessed the following scenario: That guy or girl that just seems... Learn More

Congress Investigating Big Pharma Price Gouging Author: Justin Mckibben Anyone remember the outrage that came about in recent months when it was publicly announced that Big Pharma companies were purchasing the rights to manufacture and distribute life-saving medications and then gouging the prices at astronomical and... Learn More

Drug for Seizures Gabapentin Shown to Treat Marijuana Addiction Author: Shernide Delva When scientists were creating the drug gabapentin to treat epilepsy, they probably did not imagine the drug being used to prevent people from smoking marijuana. Yet, here we are… Researchers have recently discovered that the drug gabapentin, currently on... Learn More

Delray Beach Pill Mill Doctor Guilty on 55 Charges Author: Justin Mckibben Some serious justice has been dealt this month as another crooked "pill mill" doctor has been struck with a serious of guilty verdicts for his participation in the illegal enterprise of over-prescribing patients shopping for dangerous opiate... Learn More

FDA Officially Approved Narcan Nasal Spray Author: Justin Mckibben We got a piece of exciting news this week that may help send the struggle with opiate addiction in America in a different direction. The opiate outbreak fueling the overdose death epidemic in America has been driven... Learn More

Could EMDR Therapy be Effective for Addiction Treatment? [caption id="attachment_18309" align="aligncenter" width="310"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy has been extensively researched and proven effective for... Learn More

Attack on Paris: Drug Trafficking and Terrorism Author: Justin Mckibben Much has been said and written in the aftermath of the tragic and horrific attacks of terrorism that struck Paris, France this past week. The terrible and barbaric acts of violence seem to have been noted as... Learn More

Hero Doctor Pays Out of Pocket to Save Addicts with Naloxone Author: Justin Mckibben The scary reality we face today, among many other things, is that more than 44,000 people die from overdoses every year in the United States. Most of these deaths are from opioids such as pain medications and heroin, and between the... Learn More

The Dual Diagnosis of Eating Disorders and Drug Addictions

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