Month December 2015
According to a 2014 study published in the Canadian Journal of Psychology, stigmatization is the key predictor of substance dependence. That is, because people with substance dependence are often seen as morally inferior, they are discriminated against and treated as… Continue Reading →
While I can understand the criticisms of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and other 12-step programs, a recent study that I stumbled upon suggests that for people wanting to achieve sustained abstinence from alcohol use, increased AA meeting attendance yields positive results…. Continue Reading →
Over the last several years, I have watched how various “religions” have had a big hand in destroying people’s lives. Now, sadly, legislators in New Mexico have drafted a bill for consideration in the 2016 legislature that would make it… Continue Reading →
eight to five frames those hours that are barbed-wire fences that enclose and bind. weeds cover and invade once fertile corners of our minds. and — for sale signs hang around necks we are corporate whores sold to mediocre bidders… Continue Reading →
I’ve been spending some time researching the viability of psilocybin (the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms” as a safe pharmacological intervention for Addiction, Anxiety, and Depression. I’ve written about a study that suggested that psilocybin effectively aided in smoking cessation… Continue Reading →
In my clinical experience, people afflicted with substance use disorders enter treatment with rather low expectations for their treatment. It almost appears that the prevailing theme for many people entering recovery is that they are certain to relapse, thereby assuring… Continue Reading →
In order to better understand substance use/abuse, there are two (2) concepts that are far too under-discussed: 1) set; and, 2) setting. Set is the user’s state of mind while using. For example, if a person has just learned that… Continue Reading →
they are the last survivors, these branches. ancestral fingers reaching for the sky, grabbing wind-stories, they’ve grown rigid, almost dead, like relics of gods it is touching, the way they hope several generations speak at their tips simply to… Continue Reading →
When I photograph something, it’s usually because of the movement I’m trying to capture. There’s always movement in life, whether or not we can see it. For example, in the pictures I’ve included, there is obviously the snow falling and… Continue Reading →
