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Anne M. Fletcher

@annemfletcher

Best-selling author on addiction,weight, & change. Latest book, INSIDE REHAB, about addiction treatment & getting help that works now out in paperback (Penguin)

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Joined March 2011
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Has USPSTF Lost Touch with Reality on Obesity in Youth? - ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2024/06/h… It is well past time to stop pretending that coaching young persons to be thin is the cure for obesity.
Has USPSTF Lost Touch with Reality on Obesity in Youth? - ConscienHealth

Has USPSTF Lost Touch with Reality on Obesity in Youth? - ConscienHealth

The USPSTF seems immune to evidence that new treatments for obesity in youth have a dramatic effects on their health. Score one for Luddites.

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Does Psychological Stress Explain the Harm of Obesity? - ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2024/06/d… Obesity itself harms health. Weight stigma compounds the harm.
Does Psychological Stress Explain the Harm of Obesity? - ConscienHealth

Does Psychological Stress Explain the Harm of Obesity? - ConscienHealth

Does psychological stress explain the harm of obesity or is the physiologic harm of this chronic disease the primary driver? Or is it both?

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Drug treatment that insists on abstinence? Federal agencies are just saying no statnews.com/2024/05/31/drug… via @statnews
Drug treatment that insists on abstinence? Federal agencies are just saying no

Drug treatment that insists on abstinence? Federal agencies are just saying no

The Biden administration has significantly opened the door to drug treatment strategies that help reduce substance use, even if patients aren't fully abstinent.

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Is Food Noise Really a Thing? Or an Invention of Diet Culture? - ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2024/04/i…
Is Food Noise Really a Thing? Or an Invention of Diet Culture? - ConscienHealth

Is Food Noise Really a Thing? Or an Invention of Diet Culture? - ConscienHealth

Should we believe or dismiss the people who can’t stop talking about the benefits they’ve enjoyed from turning down the volume on food noise?

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AT LAST! A thoughtful news article about Oregon's #decriminalization initiative (#Measure110) & the recent legislative rollback that explains why the decrim was NOT responsible for the ODs, public disorder, etc. #Oregon gave up too soon. politi.co/4cBFJKu via @politico
Why Portland failed where Portugal succeeded in decriminalizing drugs

Why Portland failed where Portugal succeeded in decriminalizing drugs

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The Absurdly Profitable Business of Prior Authorizations - ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2024/03/t…
The Absurdly Profitable Business of Prior Authorizations - ConscienHealth

The Absurdly Profitable Business of Prior Authorizations - ConscienHealth

Prior authorizations are a driving force in the burnout of physicians, denial of medical care, and the profitability of health insurance.

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Does AA do More Harm than Good? practicalrecovery.com/prblog… Knowledgeable AA members know that no one speaks for AA.
Does AA do More Harm than Good? - Practical Recovery

Does AA do More Harm than Good? - Practical Recovery

Dr. Horvath answers the question, "Does AA do more harm than good?" and offers some suggestions for improvement.

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Why February May Be Best. Month For Resolutions: Mindfulness, Setbacks, and Self-Compassion - ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2024/02/m…
Mindfulness, Setbacks, and Self-Compassion - ConscienHealth

Mindfulness, Setbacks, and Self-Compassion - ConscienHealth

February is a month for assessing goals and reflecting on setbacks with self-compassion and an eye toward new resolve for achievable goals.

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Disrespecting People Who Want to Feel and Look Their Best - ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2024/01/d…
Disrespecting People Who Want to Feel and Look Their Best - ConscienHealth

Disrespecting People Who Want to Feel and Look Their Best - ConscienHealth

We see a subtle bias in discourse about obesity that adds up to disrespecting people who want to look and feel their best.

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Drug Studies, Labels, and Dosing Only for Lean Persons? - ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2023/11/d… “This is a big issue. It can be important for patients to speak up.”
Drug Studies, Labels, and Dosing Only for Lean Persons? - ConscienHealth

Drug Studies, Labels, and Dosing Only for Lean Persons? - ConscienHealth

How come public health has long been accounting for the high prevalence of obesity but drug studies still focus mainly on lean persons?

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Our Rocky Relationship with BMI - ConscienHealth ihttps://conscienhealth.org/2023/09/ywm-engage-our-rocky-relationship-with-bmi/ BMI is meant for populations, not individuals. Be sure to see link to Kushners's excellent presentation.
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Why I Won’t Celebrate National Recovery Month filtermag.org/national-recov…
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My heart goes out for this horrific tragedy concerning domestic violence. Please donate. gofundme.com/f/chelsea-zam-z…
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Fundraiser by Heidi Lohre : Chelsea (Zam ZZarro) Recovery Fund gofund.me/47c1e89f
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Not All Substance Use Disorders Are Rooted in Trauma filtermag.org/addiction-trau…

Not All Substance Use Disorders Are Rooted in Trauma

Thanks largely to Gabor Maté, it has become popular to say that addictions are overwhelmingly rooted in trauma.  However, the ...

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WHO Prepares a Cancer Warning for Aspartame - ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2023/07/w… A cancer warning from WHO about aspartame will not help the situation. It will mostly serve to dent the credibility of WHO.
WHO Prepares a Cancer Warning for Aspartame - ConscienHealth

WHO Prepares a Cancer Warning for Aspartame - ConscienHealth

Are you ready for more hype about the danger of sweeteners? WHO is preparing a cancer warning for aspartame.

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“Deadly” Long-Term Effects of Sweeteners? - ConscienHealth "Really, WHO, we wish you would protect your credibility. Stick to the facts." conscienhealth.org/2023/05/d…
“Deadly” Long-Term Effects of Sweeteners? - ConscienHealth

“Deadly” Long-Term Effects of Sweeteners? - ConscienHealth

In a press release, WHO says non-sugar sweeteners have “deadly long-term consequences.” Unfortunately, WHO is dispensing misinformation.

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Teenagers Pathologized by Traditional Addiction Treatment filtermag.org/addiction-trea…

Teenagers Pathologized by Traditional Addiction Treatment

When Alice* was 12 years old, her mother discovered some diary entries she had written about experimenting with drugs, and ...

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Transforming the US Addiction Treatment Workforce, Part 1 practicalrecovery.com/prblog… The provider needs to become humbler. Rather than thinking “I know how this change needs to occur,” the provider should be willing to engage in ongoing exploration that will lead to positive change.
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I was addicted to fentanyl. Here's what we should be doing about it. sfgate.com/politics-op-eds/a… via @SFGate
I was addicted to fentanyl. Here's what we should be doing about it.

I was addicted to fentanyl. Here's what we should be doing about it.

“The life I lived in active addiction was not pretty; it wasn’t a dignified existence. Nonetheless, and by the skin of my teeth, I made it out the other side.”

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