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Timmen L. Cermak Md

Timmen L. Cermak Md

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A.A.’s Steps 6 & 7: Making Room for Change, Then Inviting It

Becoming entirely ready for change looks easy, but demands very hard work.

13.09.2023 20

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A.A.’s Step Five: Confession as the Antidote for Shame

Telling the exact nature of your wrongs to a good listener begins healing shame.

09.09.2023 10

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A.A.’s Step Four: The Work Of Self-Honesty

Taking inventory of personality characteristics that are the “ism” of alcoholism.

06.09.2023 10

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A.A.’s Step Three: Surrendering to What You Know Is Right

After the second step brings hope, the third step points to action to be taken.

31.08.2023 60

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AA’s Step Two: Looking Beyond Your Self For Hope

25.08.2023 10

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A.A.’s Step One: Confrontation with Reality

Admitting powerlessness over a narrow, but deep, part of life.

21.08.2023 50

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A Meaningful Definition of Addiction Recovery

Defining recovery provides a vision to guide and measure healing from addiction.

16.08.2023 40

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The Challenge of Moderation

In struggles with alcohol, etc., moderation can be a matter of harm reduction.

22.07.2023 30

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Cannabis and Maintaining Gut and Bladder Health

Cannabis can soothe the intestines and bladder, but too much can cause trouble.

21.07.2023 40

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Hyperemesis: Paradoxical Cannabis-Induced Severe Vomiting

11.07.2023 20

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Mechanism of Psychedelic Therapy Explained

Astounding article in Nature outlines mechanism for psychedelic therapy.

07.07.2023 20

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Ketamine Compared With ECT for Resistant Major Depression

New study finds ketamine at least as effective as ECT, without memory deficits.

20.06.2023 20

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Stunning Research Suggests Mechanism for Cannabis 'Chill'

Too much of a good thing during adolescence may be a problem later in life.

26.05.2023 30

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The Prevalence of Cannabis Use Disorder Among Cannabis Users

Over a third of weekly or daily users are dependent on cannabis.

24.05.2023 20

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The Most Important Things to Know to Use Cannabis Safely

Four inconvenient facts about THC that all cannabis users should know.

17.05.2023 20

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Kratom: $3 Million of “Wellness Beverage” Seized

The FDA has raided the factory of a kratom beverage maker.

16.05.2023 10

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Why Public Health Efforts Lag Behind Cannabis Legalization

More effort is made to protect the health of the industry than public health.

18.04.2023 10

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It's Time to Stop Treating Medicinal Cannabis Like Candy

Medical cannabis purveyors are the equivalent of pharmaceutical companies.

14.04.2023 10

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5 Tips for Opening Meaningful Discussion With Cannabis Users

How not to sound like a therapist while still using your therapeutic skills.

04.04.2023 7

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Raphael Mechoulam, Father of Cannabis Research, Dead at 92

Gratitude for the man and the researcher.

13.03.2023 10

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Long-Term Cannabis Use, Cognition, and the Hippocampus

New data shows cognitive loss in regular users at midlife. Is dementia ahead?

09.03.2023 20

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How Cannabinoid Receptor Density Determines Personality

Fascinating research links CB1 receptor density to temperament.

03.03.2023 20

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The Relationship Between Addiction and Personality

Do personality traits cause addiction, or does addiction distort personality?

14.02.2023 10

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