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Human Nature Does Not Change

I often feel my writing is a giant rip-off of what has come before me. Most of what I write about is repackaged wisdom that’s

We Are What We Practice

I’ve written before about learning– about how doing anything new, for the first time, feels awkward and uncomfortable. However, with time and with practice, things

A view of plants that can be used to produce opium, which is used in opium tea.

Is Opium Tea Addictive?

Opium tea is made from the dried latex extracted from the opium poppy plant, which contains various psychoactive alkaloids, including morphine and codeine. These substances

Dishwasher Issues

Some of the patients I see  have challenges with relationships. Sometimes, these challenges grew from the substance abuse, sometimes these challenges were a big part

Vaccine Updates

I am looking forward to the day when these updates are no longer about COVID, but instead about other things. I imagine like you, I’m

What is a Substance Abuse Disorder?

How is addiction defined? There are different definitions of addiction. The one we use most at Sequoia MD is that addiction is a chronic, relapsing,