by Matthew E. Masters, Jr., MD | Mar 1, 2022 | Articles
The disease of alcoholism and addiction affects the family on several different levels. The addict or alcoholic is affected with a life limiting and potentially life-threatening illness which is guaranteed to rob him of his dignity, material possessions, and personal...
by Matthew E. Masters, Jr., MD | Mar 1, 2022 | Articles
The purpose of this essay is to acquaint the reader with the “elephant in the living room”, i.e., the disease of addiction. Addiction, or its secondary manifestations, represents the most common cause of suffering and death in this country today. This idea, however,...
by Matthew E. Masters, Jr., MD | Mar 1, 2022 | Articles
During the course of my career as a general internist, I have come to believe that 80% of illnesses are lifestyle induced and 20% are the result of bad genes, bad luck, or a bad infection. My job is to ask myself whether or not the patient sitting in front of me is an...
by Matthew E. Masters, Jr., MD | Mar 1, 2022 | Articles
The purpose of this article is to acquaint the reader with some dangerous withdrawal and overdose syndromes that can occur in the setting of alcohol and substance abuse. The drugs that will be discussed in this article are central nervous system depressants, which in...
by Matthew E. Masters, Jr., MD | Mar 1, 2022 | Articles
A recent article in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings highlighted the severity of opiate addiction due to prescription drug abuse. According to the article in the July 2009 edition: “nonmedical use of prescription opioids has increased exponentially since the early 1990s....
