by Matthew E. Masters, Jr., MD | Mar 1, 2022 | Articles
The four correlates of long term sobriety are: constitutionally capable of being honest with yourself; goes to 12 step meetings; does a thorough 5th step followed by a 9th step; and, if you have a concurrent psychiatric disorder you take non-addictive medication to...
by Matthew E. Masters, Jr., MD | Mar 1, 2022 | Articles
Currently, there is an epidemic of opiate addiction in the USA that is primarily being fueled by the overly liberal use of narcotics in the treatment of non-malignant pain. Deaths due to opiate overdose doubled between 2001 and 2005 (see the accompanying post on this...
