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Study links high drug death rate to fentanyl/meth use

The New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee recently published a study that presented two (2) key findings: 1) That drug and alcohol related deaths were at an all-time high in 2020; and, 2) That access to treatment resources has tripled in… Continue Reading →

wanna treat addiction? Watch the Exorcist

There was a time that I was normal. And by normal, I mean there was a time in my life that I didn’t think abut demons, ghosts, and other non-physical but really mean entities. Believe me, demons, especially, are really… Continue Reading →

Build spirituality into addiction treatment

When I discuss spirituality with people, I might as well be speaking Martian: People’s eyes gloss over and saliva drips from the corner of their mouths. Maybe they think I’m no one to be discussing spirituality or maybe they’re afraid… Continue Reading →

Satan contracts Coronavirus, places all demonic possessions on hold

Turns out, no one really is immune from Coronavirus, not even spiritual beings. Satan is now among the gazillions who have contracted the novel Coronavirus and Hell is now the spiritual epicenter. Satan, however, is at a loss about how… Continue Reading →

The Imago Dei should drive our lives

What is the Imago Dei? Literally translated, the Imago Dei is the “Image of God.” This image is not Jesus’ face that miraculously appears on tortillas, it is, to me, the source of all that’s good and strong and beautiful… Continue Reading →

Zombies, Demons, and Ghosts are REAL!

I am not a good storyteller. Although I do my best, it’s not easy for me to weave words into a set of beginnings, middles, and ends that envelop and transform readers. The problem with my limited capability is that… Continue Reading →

Time isn’t what we think it is, just ask someone with PTSD

Time, to me, is an everflowing container of both subjective and objective past, present, and future states of reality. While we all have our challenges, healthy people appear to appreciate the past’s impact on their lives, live within the present… Continue Reading →

Should spirituality be addressed in treating Addiction?

The biggest challenge with which I’m faced as a substance abuse counselor is the idea of spirituality both while in active addiction and while in recovery.  In my opinion, the reason people cower at the idea of spirituality is that… Continue Reading →

Lamb in Wolf’s Clothing Podcast Episode #1

This prologue episode introduces the podcast and in doing so, discusses: Religion vs. Spirituality, especially within Addiction Treatment The malevolent spirituality of heroin addiction How conscious creativity can disrupt addiction’s processes Enjoy and let me know of any topics future… Continue Reading →

Santa Fe, confused though it may be, is home

The gods must have been twiddling their thumbs when they allowed me to emerge into a circumstance that should have killed me, as it has so many of my homeboys. At least those bored gods in the universe armed me… Continue Reading →

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