A New Look At Addiction
-by Dr. Richard Marshall
I took advantage of the extra time that the July 4th holiday provided by first perusing the news. I’m glad I did, as I stumbled on a gem of an article about addiction in teens. It is beautifully written by Maia Szalavitz, a twenty something former addict and it appears in the June 25, 2016 issue of New York Times Sunday Review. I was initially attracted by the title, “Can You Get Over an Addiction.” We have a special interest in this topic, because we see many teenagers in our practice who are just beginning to use drugs and it is devilishly difficult to convince them to stop. Read More