by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Mar 21, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
According to historical legend, the Gordian knot was a knot so difficult that it was impossible to unravel. Alexander the Great solved the problem by cutting it with a sword. You could consider that as either cheating, taking the easy way out, or practical, creative....
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Mar 16, 2018 | Alcohol Abuse
St. Patrick’s Day Safety Tips While in the U.S. St. Patrick’s Day is mostly a day to celebrate Irishness and drink green beer, and a great deal of drinking does take place, it doesn’t make the top five the worst driving periods of the year (they are...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Mar 14, 2018 | Drug Rehab, Mental health, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
To end substance use disorder, whether drugs or alcohol, you must stop the supply and/or the demand. Stopping demand means reducing the number of people who want the drugs, even if they are available, even if they are legal. This is accomplished through drug...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Mar 7, 2018 | Chapters Blog, Drug Rehab
There was an odd theory floated last year by conservatives and others opposed to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare if you prefer): the expansion of Medicaid made the Opioid Epidemic worse, maybe even caused it. Citing cherry-picked...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Feb 21, 2018 | Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse
Overdose deaths due to legal and illicit drug use and abuse are on the rise. All the experts agree. Defining what is a drug overdose death or — when more than one drug is found in the bloodstream — which drug was responsible is less clear. (“No...
