Suntra CEO Dr. Jean-Luc Neptune is a co-host on the Is It Serious? Podcast and talks about cannabis culture, and how marijuana is effecting both private practice physicians, and the medical industry at large. Plus, how does cannabis fit into the addiction recovery conversation? It's a complicated subject with a number of...
In this episode of the Is It Serious? podcast, Suntra CEO Dr. Jean-Luc Neptune talks about physician burnout, and what doctors, and patients, can do about it. But what is physician burnout? Keep reading and find out. Physician burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress in the workplace.
In this video, Suntra CEO Dr. Jean-Luc Neptune participates in a panel for the Edison NJ Chamber of Commerce. The panel discusses how to cope with addiction in the workplace, and what we can do to help. Suntra Modern Recovery is proud to be a part of community endeavors to help people who are suffering from addiction, their families, and employers.
We've all heard the stories about Ambien. It's an often-prescribed sleep aid that can have dangerous consequences if misused. Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic drug and works by slowing down the activity of the brain, allowing people to fall asleep. But Ambien can be addictive, with some users experiencing Ambien addiction and withdrawal symptoms when trying to quit taking Ambien.
The pandemic was hard on everyone, but for people with addiction the isolation of sheltering in place presents unique challenges. In a recent post on Welcome to the Jungle blog, Suntra's Director of Recovery Services, John Roesch discusses how to manage the isolation of working from home in a post-pandemic world.
There are many pro-cannabis arguments that make sense in passing, but a closer examination shows us that these "common sense" arguments only apply to cannabis users in the middle of the bell curve. It's likely that a substantial portion of cannabis users experience minimal side effects and little to no consequences from occasional use. But unfortunately, people with addiction issues don't respond to mind-altering substances the way the average person might.
