DR. WEINER’S ADDICTION BLOG
Insights on Addiction and Behavioral Health
Telehealth for Addiction and Mental Health
Sex, Drugs, and Chess: Talking with Teenagers About The Queen’s Gambit
5 Tech Tips for Beating Seasonal Depression
Youth Vaping in 2020 | Part 02: Lost in the Fog
Given the staggering youth vaping rate, why hasn’t more been done to help turn the tide? Dr. Weiner examines the current state of vaping in the United States.
Youth Vaping: Going Up or Down?
Helping Teens Cope With Anxiety and Stress During COVID-19
COVID-19 is lighting a fire under the opioid epidemic
Escapism and Addiction: Trending During COVID-19
I’ll cut straight to the chase: we have a serious problem with self-medication and numbing going on right now in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between marijuana sales booming, opioid overdoses sharply spiking, alcohol sales up nationally, porn traffic showing very significant increases, and even online gambling showing a huge increase (including a staggering 90% in Nevada), self-medication through addictive behaviors are at an all-time high right now.
Vaping 2020 | Part 01: The Science & Marketing Tactics Behind our Vaping Quagmire
Despite our best efforts to keep youth vaping controlled, it’s still growing year after year: according to the most recent data from the Monitoring the Future study out of the University of Michigan, as well as the National Youth Tobacco Survey, vaping has shown no signs of slowing…