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Getting High, Why?

Welcome to From Insults To Respect. Today, we begin with the question, Why do we like getting high? Many people, for their New Year’s resolution, seek to cut back, or even completely give up, drinking or consuming other drugs. They have begun to wonder why they have been spending so much money and time on this activity. They may recognize that although for many the use…

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Are Psychiatric “Medications”Essentially The Same As Recreational Drugs?

by Jeffrey Rubin, PhD

Welcome to From Insults to Respect. Today we shall look at a theory that is certain to fire up some mighty strong emotions. Most advocates within the medical profession say their prescriptions for psychiatric drugs, which they refer to as “medications,” improve the health outcomes for their patients. There are some within the profession that fervently object to this claim and provide extensive research evidence for their…

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Bob Dylan on Addiction

by Jeffrey Rubin, PhD

Welcome to From Insults to Respect. Today’s topic, addiction. When we see we have become addicted to something and find we are having difficulty breaking the habit, we may begin to lose some self respect. And sometimes our actions related to our addictions lead to others losing respect for us. So, it makes sense that we spend a little time giving this topic some thought….

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