The Surgeon General is Right: Alcohol Use is Linked to Cancer
In January this year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy asked Congress to require that alcoholic beverages be sold with a “Surgeon General’s Warning” like the black and white warning boxes found on cigarettes. In his announcement, the Surgeon General noted that alcohol is the third leading (and preventable) cause of cancer behind cigarettes and obesity. […]
“Am I Drinking too Much?” 5 Ways to Know When You’ve Crossed the Line
Alcohol is fun – until it isn’t. At Shanti Recovery and Wellness, we meet people in our Portland, OR office who want to stop or reduce their drinking everyday. We treat alcoholism – a form of substance use disorder – with nutrition, talk therapy and medication using the highest level of evidence-based care available […]
Why Do Emergencies like COVID 19 Create a Greater Need for Addiction Treatment Services?
It’s fair to say we’ve all been struggling to some extent with the negative impacts COVID-19 has made in our lives. Anecdotally, it would seem that social distancing, disrupted routines, cancelled life milestones, and ongoing financial uncertainty is taking a big toll on each of us. It’s too early to know the exact impacts […]
