New TEDx Talk: A Parent’s Guide to Recovering from Addiction Video Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Dec 20, 2023 TEDx just launched my talk, telling my story and sharing important things we've learned over the last eight years about how to help a loved one recover from addiction. Continue Reading...
Joanna Conti Joanna Conti Interview on Daily Dose Video Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Dec 16, 2021 Daily Dose welcomes Joanna Conti to talk about her work with Conquer Addiction and why it's so personal for her Continue Reading...
Karina Schultheis Karina Monesson Interview on Daily Dose Video Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Dec 9, 2021 Daily Dose welcomes Karina Monesson to talk about her addiction and sobriety journey Continue Reading...
Joanna Conti Fentanyl’s Devastating Trail of Destruction – When One Pill Kills Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Nov 24, 2021 Over the last decade, the addition of incredibly-potent fentanyl derivatives to a wide variety of illicit drugs has moved from relatively rare to common-place. Continue Reading...
Joanna Conti Why Using Prescription Opioids for Chronic Pain Can Dramatically Worsen Your Pain Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Oct 12, 2021 Long-term oxycontin use often increases the amount of pain people with chronic pain feel while affecting their memory and ability to think clearly, yet not all doctors will tell you this. Continue Reading...
Joanna Conti Are Some Drug Addictions More Difficult To Recover From than Others? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Sep 23, 2021 One of the questions I had in the early days of trying to understand my daughter’s alcoholism was how difficult it was to recover from an alcohol addiction compared to addictions to other drugs. Continue Reading...
Karina Schultheis Podcast: What Truly Makes Treatment Effective? Podcast Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Aug 4, 2021 Conquer Addiction's co-founders share the story of Karina's addiction and how it led them to create companies to both measure the effectiveness of addiction treatment and to help consumers identify centers with excellent success rates. Continue Reading...
Joanna Conti Why Did Overdose Deaths Increase Horrifically During the COVID Pandemic? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jul 16, 2021 It's estimated that 93,321 Americans fatally overdosed during 2020. Why did overdose deaths increase almost 30% from 2019? Pandemic stresses/isolation are part of the reason, but the expansion of fentanyl is also a major culprit. Continue Reading...
Christine Suhan A Letter To My Children Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Sep 2, 2015 The genetic odds are not in your favor. You undoubtedly have the propensity to become addicted. But hear this, my sweet child. There is another way. And you don’t have to walk through hell to find it. Continue Reading...
Joanna Conti The Terror of Discovering Your Child Has an Addiction Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jun 26, 2015 “We’re airlifting your daughter to shock trauma”, said the paramedic on the phone. “Is she going to be OK?” I asked, barely able to speak. “There’s a lot of blood” was the response and the line went dead. Continue Reading...