http://wonderlandcenter.com/blogs Honest discussion on the road to health and happiness Fri, 09 May 2008 00:39:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wonderland has a voice in important new drug legislation with the testimony of Dr. Howard C. Samuels at the State Capitol in Sacramento on April 29,2008 Click HERE to hear recovery expert Dr. Samuels' address to government leaders on the dangers of the hallucinogenic Salvia Divinorum... ....The Senate Public Safety Committee's passed ... http://wonderlandcenter.com/blogs/blog/dr-howard-samuels-testifies-in-sacramento/ Howard, I never watch TV, but this AM I was bored in a hotel room and I turned it on and there you were on the Mike and Juliet Show. Just wanted to let you know that you were awesome, and I loved it. It was great to see you as ... http://wonderlandcenter.com/blogs/blog/mike-appel-interventionist-applauds-dr-howard-samuels/ Dr. Keith Ablow applauds Wonderland's Executive Director Howard Samuels: "You're a great inspiration." after Dr. Samuels appeared on Fox's "The Mike and Juliet Show" http://www.mandjshow.com/ discussing the recent findings by researchers at the University of Iowa linking certain genetic profiles to a person's risk for developing nicotine addiction. ... http://wonderlandcenter.com/blogs/blog/dr-howard-c-samuels-is-smokin-no-not-smoking-silly/ Our Executive Director, Dr. Howard Samuels, will be on Fox on "The Mike and Juliet Show" tomorrow morning discussing the newest gene research on nicotine addiction. Tune in at 10am for Howard live at the top of the hour. For a quick article regarding the new genetic studies, check ... http://wonderlandcenter.com/blogs/blog/dr-samuels-on-mike-and-juliet/ Our own Dr. Reef Karim, consulting psychiatrist, was on the Mike and Juliet Show this morning talking about Adderall addiction. They labeled it the "Hidden Addiction" as Adderall is prescribed for ADHD and can be easily abused. You can see the video here. Excellent job Dr. Karim! You can also see the video ... http://wonderlandcenter.com/blogs/blog/dr-reef-karim-on-mike-and-juliet-show/ Here's a new site for a quit smoking plan. Take a look, let us know what you think. Smoking kills MILLIONS of people a year and yet folks don't see it as an addiction. Or at least one worth treating as seriously as alcohol or drugs. QUIT TODAY! http://wonderlandcenter.com/blogs/blog/quitting-smoking/ CNN is reporting on doctors being treated for addiction, approximately 8,000 across the country. The article is listed in full below, and available with picture here. Comments? Addicted doctors still treat patients Story Highlights Patients claim addicted doctor botched surgery Doctors group says more than 8,000 doctors in U.S. are being treated for addiction California may ... http://wonderlandcenter.com/blogs/blog/doctors-and-addiction/ You can view the article with pictures here. Here's the article in its entirety. Dr. Samuel's quotes are in bold. Blurring the Lines Between Addiction and Entertainment In and Out of Rehab, Hollywood Stars Get Caught in a Dangerous Spiral By HARRY PHILLIPS, MARY FULGINITI and EAMON MCNIFF March 28, 2008 — It seems that almost ... http://wonderlandcenter.com/blogs/blog/dr-howard-samuels-on-abc/ A big article in the New York Times regarding the age gap in treatment. You can see the article here. Lots of good points are raised in this about the differences between younger and older addicts and alcoholics. Check it out! http://wonderlandcenter.com/blogs/blog/new-york-times-article-2/ Come see Wonderland Center at the California Psychological Association convention at Disneyland in Anaheim! For more information, see: http://www.cpapsych.org/associations/6414/files/events/convention08/index.htm http://wonderlandcenter.com/blogs/blog/california-psychological-association/