cognitive behavioral therapy

Addiction and Drug Use

For Chronic Pain Patients, Learning New Habits Beats Taking Opioids

Christine Herman

It took several months and a team of half a dozen doctors, nurses and therapists to help Kim Brown taper off the opioid painkillers she’d been on for two…
Personal Health

Gaining Coping Skills, Losing A Friend, Helped Jennifer Overcome Heroin

From Prescription To AddictionJennifer Burke’s addiction story began with prescriptions for pain medication. She was born with a rare birth defect that…
Research

To Beat Insomnia, Try Therapy For The Underlying Cause Instead Of Pills

Maanvi Singh

A review of the medical evidence finds that therapy can break the cycle of chronic sleeplessness by addressing the anxieties that cause many people to stay awake.

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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