Dr. Patricia Halligan and Dr. Laurence Westreich discuss the fact that legality is irrelevant in the face of marijuana addiction.VIDEO TRANSCRIPTDr. Patricia Halligan:What can I say if my child argues that cannabis is natural and it’s mostly legal?Dr. Laurence Westreich:I have a whole pattern for when I get that line. The first thing out of […]

Dr. Patricia Halligan and Shane Kenny discuss the epidemic of overprescribing benzodiazepines that’s causing human suffering of epic proportions and derailment of human lives for decades.VIDEO TRANSCRIPTDr. Patricia Halligan:Welcome to Recovery: The Hero’s Journey. I’m your host, Dr. Patricia Halligan. Several of our episodes have focused on the epidemic of overprescribing of benzodiazepines — that’s […]

Dr. Patricia Halligan and Shane Kenny discuss the FDA’s findings about how patients were injured and harmed by overprescribing benzodiazepines.VIDEO TRANSCRIPTShane Kenny:I wonder, have you seen the article I did for Mad In America and other websites about the FDA’s new stand on benzodiazepines? Because it’s extraordinary to me that an organization like the FDA, […]

Dr. Patricia Halligan and Shane Kenny discuss the how patients were injured and harmed by overprescribing Benzodiazepines.VIDEO TRANSCRIPTShane Kenny:People are still looking the other way and I wonder if the campaigners are going to have to have different tactics, because it’s all been carried out in a very gentlemanly fashion for the most extent. There’s […]

Here’s my full interview with best-selling author, Thomas Moore, where we discuss addiction and the search for spiritual awakening.VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Dr. Patricia Halligan:Hi, I’m Dr. Patricia Halligan, and this is recovery. The hero’s journey. Recovery research shows us that one of the factors helping people achieve and sustain recovery from addiction is a sense of spirituality […]