The use of ecstasy and speed has decreased during the corona period, but cannabis users have started smoking more. Tripods like 2C-B and ketamine also remain popular. This is what the Trimbos Institute centre of expertise has observed after its research. It also warns...
Addiction clinic Villa Paradiso Spain has been awarded ‘Best Treatment Center in Europe’ by the international recognized Worlds Best Rehab Magazine. Cristian Faro, Founder and CEO of Villa Paradiso Spain said, “on behalf of the expert team here at Villa Paradiso we...
In this article, we share the signals to detect when someone close to you is suffering from gambling addiction. Gambling addiction is one of the so-called 'behavioural addictions'. There is no addictive substance, but there is a behaviour in which there is tolerance...
As a result of the corona crisis, 60% of the European population suffers more than normal from depression and psychological complaints. The approaching autumn and winter months, combined with the tightened corona measures, can lead to a worrying situation. One in...
Multiple lines of evidence indicate that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has profound psychological and social effects. The psychological sequelae of the pandemic will probably persist for months and years to come.QJM: An International Journal of...
The opioid crisis in the US is well known and is the subject of much debate and media attention; in 2017 alone, an overdose of opioids contributed to more than two-thirds (67.8%) of overdose deaths in the US, with a total of 47,600 deaths. Currently, 175 Americans die...
Dr. Ruth Arenas is our psychiatrist-sexologist. Trained at the University of Medicine of Granada. Started working as an emergency and primary care physician for 4 years. Later she specialized in Psychiatry at the Hospital de Jaen. She participates in numerous...
Celebrities are exposed to a lot of alcohol and drugs. Many alcohol and drugs are consumed at premieres, events and parties. Some of these celebrities started drinking and using drugs because of trauma, troubled relationships, the pressure put on them to perform,...
A dual diagnosis, also called co-occurring disorders, COD, or dual pathology, means that the same patient suffers from addiction to some drug, legal or illegal, or behaviour, and at the same time suffers from another psychiatric disorder. The fact that in the same...
The human brain, like the body, needs exercise: our mind is nourished by external stimuli, environmental variability, conversations with other people and even daily conflicts. All of this is necessary to maintain good mental health. However, we now live in a situation...