Peer Support As Effective as Medication in Treating Depression Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMarch 9, 2011If you are one of the 19 million Americans suffering from depression, a new treatment is available that may be just as effective as traditional methods of treatment. After analyzing existing data on depression, a new study reveals that peer support helped reduce symptoms of depression better than psychotherapy and anti-depressants and fared almost as… Details
Breathalyzers or Other Drunk Driving Deterrents Could Become Standard on New Vehicles Alcohol AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentOctober 10, 2010In a move that at one point seemed overcautious, auto manufacturers and policy-makers are exploring installing drunk driving deterrents in every vehicle in an effort to save lives on the road. Some are comparing the concept to laws requiring seatbelts, which at first didn’t seem possible, but have become almost second-nature by most drivers. Others… Details
Drug Addiction, Alcoholism, and Immigration Medical Exams Substance AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentMarch 4, 2010All applicants for immigrant visas, as well as certain non-immigrant applicants, are required to undergo a medical exam performed by a civil surgeon that has been designated by authorities to be qualified to administer the exams. During the exam, physicians are allowed (and sometimes required) to ask questions about an applicant’s prior or current drug… Details
DUI and US Citizenship: Good Moral Character Standards Alcohol AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentFebruary 22, 2010Although most immigration attorneys would agree that a single DUI, by itself, should not result in a finding of lack of good moral character in connection with a citizenship application, an examination of US immigration statues, regulations, and guidelines will not reveal any standard definition for good moral character. While Immigration & Nationality Act (INA)… Details
Bipolar Disorder: Does It Matter What Culture You Belong To? Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentAugust 13, 2009Bipolar mental illness, along with schizophrenia, affects people in different cultures all over the world. These biologically based and possibly inherited tendencies are part of the human condition, it seems. Yet there are also regions of the planet, and cultural “islands”, where the bipolar tendencies toward depression and suicide are less common, or less severe.… Details
Mothers Who Drink Too Much Alcohol AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentJuly 27, 2009According to a 2008 report from the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA), an estimated 5.3 million American women consume alcohol in a way that endangers their health or happiness. Needless to say, many of those women are mothers. A 2008 U.S. Census report suggests that more than half of American women have… Details
