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I don’t carry around too much fear, but crystal meth does in fact scare me. The main reason why it gets to me so badly is that I neither understand it, nor do I tend to see it too much…. Continue Reading →
Hello. I am a treatment provider. I’ve seen way too much suffering that resulted from substance abuse and I have no doubt that recovery is valuable and that a life lived through sobriety provides benefits that far outweigh the cloud… Continue Reading →
Sometimes life can be a lot like pushing a giant rock up a steep and slick mountain. It can appear that we stand face-to-face with the daunting rock in front of our faces and wonder, “Why the hell should I… Continue Reading →
The Metlife foundation recently sponsored and released a study about teen’s drug and alcohol abuse patterns. The key finding in this study is that Hispanic teens are forty precent (40%) more likely to abuse drugs/alcohol than their Caucasian and Black… Continue Reading →
The University of New Mexico presents weekly training workshops for clinicians who work with addictions and substance abuse disorders. One such presentation, by Doctor Miriam Komaromy, MD, was about treating alcohol dependence/addiction. The set of slides within the workshop covered… Continue Reading →
I have to recommend a book called, Human Development: The Minnesota Study of Risk and Adaptation because it is rich with information as to the network, or system, of conditions in which risk and pathologies develop. It’s a twenty-eight (28)… Continue Reading →
I was leading a Trauma Group a few years back. In this group, people shared their stories about pain and loss and grief and expressed their ways that all that suffering played a role in their addiction. One person, however,… Continue Reading →
Among my pet peeves about Dr. Phil-esque beliefs around addiction is the concept that someone who’s addicted to something is “in denial” about his or her addiction. To be “in denial” means that a person is consciously choosing to ignore… Continue Reading →
There are times when the God will open up His Universe and communicate with me on a visceral level. His message will rumble through every muscle and organ and bone in my body and I will learn something about His… Continue Reading →
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