Drug Addiction, Alcoholism, and Immigration Medical ExamsSubstance 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 StandardsAlcohol 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 MuchAlcohol 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
