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Meditation for Pain- An Alternative to Drugs

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Could mindfulness meditation replace opioid-based pain relief and lower addiction rates? This post from Medical Daily puts forward the case for mindfulness meditation as an effective treatment for chronic pain. Opioid painkillers are a double-edged sword. On one hand, they reduce chronic pain, which plagues around 100 million Americans. Yet they can also lead to abuse of ... Continue Reading

Brain on Drugs: With Coffee, Alcohol and Others

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Commonly used drugs, including caffeine, weed, and booze, affect the body and brain in different ways because of their different chemical structures. This post from Business Insider India gives a low-down on the effect some of the most common drugs have on the brain. A puff of this, and the world transforms into a colorful kaleidoscope of dancing patterns and waves of sound; a ... Continue Reading

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