by Dr. Alberto Sola, M.D. | Oct 9, 2020 | Blog
Every year, the National Institute on Drug Abuse conducts a survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders nationwide. It’s called the Monitoring the Future Survey. This survey has been very helpful in allowing doctors, researchers, law enforcement, mental health providers,...
by Dr. Alberto Sola, M.D. | Oct 2, 2020 | Blog
When it comes to addiction and addiction recovery these days, the focus seems to be on opioids and opioid abuse disorders. This is not surprising. The opioid epidemic is immense and has taken many lives; it continues to do so as it grows, and therefore it is fitting...
by Dr. Alberto Sola, M.D. | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, drug use in the United States has been increasing. In a 2013 study by this government organization, an estimated 24.6 million Americans aged 12 or old had used an illicit drug in the previous month. That’s 9.4% of our...
by Dr. Alberto Sola, M.D. | Sep 21, 2020 | Blog
Due to our country’s current opioid crisis, plus the lure of other substances and subsequent development of substance abuse disorders, it’s no surprise that there are many thousands of college students that have suffered from addiction in the past, and who now are in...
by Dr. Alberto Sola, M.D. | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog
It may sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but implanting tiny electrodes into a patient’s brain may actually be able to change behavior and further, it may help those struggling with addiction. This treatment is called deep brain stimulation and it...
by Dr. Alberto Sola, M.D. | Sep 7, 2020 | Blog
Compassion is an important quality to possess and to cultivate. This abstract word that describes a virtue means “to suffer together.” A longer definition might describe compassion as the result of seeing someone suffering, realizing they do not deserve it, and...
