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Ray Sadoun

Ray Sadoun is an addiction specialist with a career spanning 20+ years.

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What Happens During an Alcohol or Drug Detox?

by Ray Sadoun ǀ November 24, 2021

What Happens During an Alcohol or Drug Detox? If you feel as though you have lost control over your alcohol or drug use and wish to take back your life, medical detox is an effective first step towards recovery. This is the process of slowly cleansing the body of all substances over a period of […]

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How Child Abuse Affects Adult Survivors

by Ray Sadoun ǀ November 17, 2021

How Child Abuse Affects Adult Survivors When a child under 18 is intentionally harmed by an adult or another child, this is known as child abuse. This abuse can be physical, sexual or emotional and can involve neglect, grooming or other practices such as female genital mutilation. Child abuse may be a one-off incident, or […]

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How To Cope With Depression When You Are Feeling Alone

by Ray Sadoun ǀ November 10, 2021

How To Cope With Depression When You Are Feeling Alone Depression and loneliness often go hand-in-hand and it’s easy to become trapped in a harmful cycle of sadness, withdrawal and isolation. It can be difficult to view situations clearly without judgement when you are feeling depressed, and as a result, you may begin to feel […]

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The Rise of Women Addicted to Gambling

by Ray Sadoun ǀ November 3, 2021

The Rise of Women Addicted to Gambling While the media typically portray a stereotypical problem gambler as male, there has been a sharp rise in the number of women seeking treatment for problem gambling. Some studies even report that the current rate is rising at twice the rate of male gambling addiction. [1] Gambling addiction […]

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Lily Allen Celebrates Two Years Sober

by Ray Sadoun ǀ October 27, 2021

Lily Allen Celebrates Two Years Sober: How Sobriety Can Change Your Life Lily Allen is extolling the benefits of a sober lifestyle as she celebrates two years free from drugs and alcohol, stating in a recent tweet, ‘2 years drug and alcohol-free today! Getting clean is the best thing I ever did!’ With a thriving […]

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Afraid To Quit Drinking? 3 Normal Fears

by Ray Sadoun ǀ October 20, 2021

Afraid To Quit Drinking? 3 Normal Fears The things that scare us the most are often the things we don’t understand or that seem impossible. Even the petrifying thought of what life will be like after change can stand in the way of the life we want. Fear is the main thing that stops people […]

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Alcohol and Opioids: A Deadly Combination

by Ray Sadoun ǀ October 13, 2021

Alcohol and Opioids: A Deadly Combination Each substance on its own can slowly ruin a person’s life due to its destructive and addictive nature. But by consuming both substances simultaneously, users put themselves at huge risk of rapidly increasing adverse side effects or even overdose. Whether an individual mixes alcohol and opioids mistakenly or enhance […]

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Teens and E-cigarettes [INFOGRAPHIC]

by Ray Sadoun ǀ September 20, 2021

  Figure 1: Teens are more likely to use e-cigarettes than cigarettes. Past-month use of cigarettes was 3.6 percent among 8th graders, 6.3 percent among 10th graders, and 11.4 percent among 12th graders. Past-month use of e-cigarettes was 9.5 percent among 8th graders, 14.0 percent among 10th graders, and 16.2 percent among 12 graders. Two times […]

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Methods of Intervention in Alcoholism

by Ray Sadoun ǀ September 13, 2021

Methods of Intervention in Alcoholism With the growing burden of alcohol abuse on health systems globally contributing to more than three million deaths annually[1], it’s no surprise there’s a need for increased access to brief alcohol interventions. An intervention usually occurs when a person’s alcohol use becomes a cause for concern or danger. Alerted to […]

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