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Rashikkha Ra Iyer
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Finding cues to cravings
Understanding cue reactivity and navigating it effectively can support the management of craving as it is an important antecedent of relapse, writes Rashikkha Ra Iyer
09 November 2024, 22:54 IST
Finding cues to cravings
09 November 2024, 22:54 IST
Of temporary highs & lows
Most people are drawn towards cannabis use for the temporary high it can produce, although hazardous for mental health in the long run.
06 October 2024, 03:12 IST
Of temporary highs & lows
06 October 2024, 03:12 IST
The power of choice
Ever wondered how people make a conscious decision to take up a maladaptive habit that is severely counterintuitive to being healthy? Studies reveal that most cigarette smokers scored lower on conscientiousness and agreeableness, with a higher score on extraversion, writes Rashikkha Ra Iyer
31 August 2024, 22:56 IST
The power of choice
31 August 2024, 22:56 IST
Quit pro quo
Studies indicate that finding a sense of belongingness and drawing on altruism from people on similar journeys can have such a powerful impact on one’s tapestry of recovery that the quit rates make a mighty jump from 50% to 130%, writes Rashikkha Ra Iyer.
13 July 2024, 22:00 IST
Quit pro quo
13 July 2024, 22:00 IST
Call it quits
In comparison to smoking cocaine or opiates, research indicates that it is much harder to quit smoking tobacco. The first step towards preparing for change would be to look into one’s relationship with smoking, writes Rashikkha Ra Iyer
28 April 2024, 02:50 IST
Call it quits
28 April 2024, 02:50 IST
Terms of endearment
Family counselling, or family therapy, addresses psychological, behavioural, and emotional issues. In a mother-daughter relationship, there is pressure for a presumed harmony in existence. Any peaks of conflicts are often blamed on cores of personality or hormones. Rashikkha Ra Iyer writes about seeking therapy to help discover one’s love language
09 March 2024, 22:57 IST
Terms of endearment
09 March 2024, 22:57 IST
Lithium, the gold standard stabiliser
Lithium has been dubbed both a miracle drug and the gold standard in the treatment of bipolar disorder, alternatively — and perhaps more descriptively — known as manic-depressive disorder, writes Rashikkha Ra Iyer.
04 February 2024, 01:46 IST
Lithium, the gold standard stabiliser
04 February 2024, 01:46 IST
Climate change and substance abuse behaviours
Apart from the prospect of addiction, environmental contamination also occurs from improper disposal of consumer-generated drug waste, writes Rashikkha Ra Iyer
06 January 2024, 20:15 IST
Climate change and substance abuse behaviours
06 January 2024, 20:15 IST
All for alcohol harm reduction
If you’re a service user or caregiver, feel free to request harm reduction strategies from your treatment provider if you have not already been provided with them.
25 November 2023, 23:20 IST
All for alcohol harm reduction
25 November 2023, 23:20 IST
The neurodiversity edge
Neurodivergent people may or may not have an accompanying medical condition. However, in some cases, it can be a result of an undiagnosed or unfounded underlying pathological condition.
07 October 2023, 23:13 IST
The neurodiversity edge
07 October 2023, 23:13 IST
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