At first, I wasn’t sure what to think of this strange cylindrical object sitting on our kitchen counter, courtesy of my husband Randy. “Have a nice day,” it would say in a cool, female voice or give the local weather forecast or play whatever song we asked.
Tag Archive | "addiction"
Finally Making Peace with Alexa
Posted on 17 February 2022.
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Women Less Likely Than Men To Seek Alcohol Treatment
Posted on 28 February 2019.
Although women are more likely than men to seek treatment for most medical or psychiatric disorders, men are more likely to seek alcohol treatment.
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The Terrifying Day My Chocolate Ran Out: 5 Stages To Coping
Posted on 12 December 2018.
You think you know how you’ll react in a crisis. You think you’ll be calm and collected. But then it happens and you’re not.
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Opioids & Older Adults: Poll Supports Prescribing Limits, Better Counseling
Posted on 31 July 2018.
Nearly a third of older adults have received a prescription for an opioid pain medicine in the past two years, but many of them didn’t get enough counseling about the risks.
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The Shocking Day My Husband Intervened And Took My Cell Phone
Posted on 08 May 2018.
The other morning my husband Randy did something so unexpected, so out of the blue, so sudden, so surprising, I gasped in sputtering disbelief.
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The Difficult Choices: Opioids And The Quest For Less Addictive Drugs
Posted on 17 May 2017.
Vicodin, OxyContin and similar drugs are widely used for bad backs, severe arthritis, damaged nerves and other woes.
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