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Vanderburgh Co Commissioners approve resolution to support the new mental health program

This home has been open for several years, and as of September 2022, is the first New Beginning Recovery Review location in Springfield, Illinois! We are proud to be a part of the legacy of this sober house and look forward to many years to come. New Beginning Recovery Review is proud to offer structured sober living to the community ... Read More »

How Much Alcohol Can Kill You? A Look at BAC, Standard Drinks, More

As winter temperatures drop, icy conditions make dangerous slips and falls all too common, which is why it’s essential to be proactive in preventing slippery stairs. Sure, you can buy commercial deicer at the store, but why buy when you can DIY? Instead, you can ditch those harmful chemicals and make your own powerful deicing solution at home, using safe ... Read More »

Moderation vs Abstinence: Should You Cut Back, or Quit Drinking?

Over the past few decades, research has demonstrated that complete abstinence isn’t always the most effective approach for treating alcohol abuse. While total abstinence is necessary in some cases, in other cases people are able to reduce their drinking to moderate levels without needing to abstain totally. For people who have not been able to maintain sobriety through Alcoholics Anonymous ... Read More »

Home-Brewed Synthetic Opioids Are Finally A Reality Popular Science

Spacecraft won’t have room to carry every drug that might be needed, but the astronauts could use yeasts to produce them on board as required. His team is working out how to make tropane alkaloids, a family of molecules that includes drugs like atropine, scopolamine and cocaine. By 2016, though, his company was proposing a “generative” approach to imagining new ... Read More »

Ketamine for the treatment of addiction: Evidence and potential mechanisms

Ketamine is a medication that doctors use as an anesthetic to induce loss of consciousness. Under the Controlled Substances Act, health experts consider ketamine a schedule III non-narcotic substance. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that, when injected, lethal doses of ketamine begin around 11 mg/kg of body weight. This leaves plenty of room for excessive amounts of ketamine to ... Read More »