Benzos: The Dangers of Abusing Prescription Drugs

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem in the United States. Some of the most commonly prescribed drugs are benzodiazepines (a.k.a. benzos). As the number of these prescriptions has grown, so has the abuse. Some types of benzos are… Read More

March Madness and Gambling Addicts Are Often At Odds

We’re nearly halfway through NCAA® March Madness® tournament. The excitement is ramping up as the team in the Sweet Sixteen prepares for the next round. Those whose brackets aren’t already busted are anxiously waiting to see if their picks will help them reign supreme over their friends and co-workers and… Read More

Celebrating Sober: 3 Tips for Navigating Super Bowl Parties

Football plays an important role in the lives of many Americans. Friendships are forged through small talk about the strengths and weaknesses of prominent players. Families gather in their living rooms and bond while cheering on their favorite teams. Social connections are strengthened through tailgating, Super Bowl parties, and impromptu… Read More

It’s the Same Old Story…And It Has to Change

By Dan Griffin, MA, Senior Fellow at The Meadows Here we are again: One more tragic tale of a good man, with a good heart, being destroyed by addiction, trauma, and the effects of toxic masculinity. The world—including those closest to former NBA player Lamar Odom — were waiting for… Read More

Wealth, Power, and Sexual Addiction

Earlier this week, news broke that Jared Fogle, the well-known spokesman for Subway, was at the center of an FBI investigation. No details have been confirmed at this time, but many speculate that the investigation is related to the recent arrest of an executive of the Jared Foundation on child… Read More

Seduction and the Sex Addict

By Monica Meyer, Ph.D., CSAT-S, Clinical Director of Gentle Path at The Meadows Last week, best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert published an essay titled “Confessions of a Seduction Addict” in the New York Times magazine. It’s a personal and poignant account of the pain and struggles that… Read More

Dr. Patrick Carnes to be Featured on BlogTalkRadio

Gentle Path at The Meadows founder, Dr. Patrick Carnes, will be featured on BlogTalkRadio’s program “Sexual Addiction: Hope/Strength/Recovery” with host Carol Juergensen Sheets, LCSW, CSAT, PCC, on Monday, April 20, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. (EST). Dr. Carnes will be speaking on the topic of sexual addiction: its definition… Read More

Fifty Shades of Grey

Whether you’ve read Fifty Shades of Grey or not, the fact remains there is a lot of buzz around the series. Women can’t seem to get enough of Christian Grey, but the question is, why? When you take a step back, you see a story about two people with their… Read More

A Brief Screen for Sex Addiction

By: Amy Sohler, MPA, MA, LMHC, CDP, MHP Although it may be clinically hard to diagnose, sex addiction may affect up to three to seven percent of the population. Unfortunately, there is more of a stigma attached to sexually “acting out” than there is with the symptoms of other… Read More

Current Research Offers Hope for Sex Addicts

By Amy Sohler, MPA, MA, LMHC, CDP, MHP Current research in the field of sex addiction is revealing with utmost certainty that sexual addiction is just like any other addiction. It involves the dopamine response just like alcoholism, drug addiction, gambling, shopping addiction, and any other process addiction. Such… Read More