Many people can attest to the side effects of excessively consuming alcohol. Loss of motor skills, slurred speech, blurry vision, slowed reaction, and staggering is just some of the indicators that … Continue reading →

Have you seen a skin condition where there is a red, bumpy or swollen appearance on the person’s nose and cheeks? This is commonly referred to as the alcohol nose … Continue reading →

Many people think that alcohol is safe, because it is legal. The truth is this substance is still a drug and it can be extremely dangerous. There are even more … Continue reading →

Many people think of an alcoholic as someone who is always stumbling over themselves. The alcoholic is often seen as someone who is always drinking. The truth is there is … Continue reading →

The US House of Representatives and the Senate have each now passed bipartisan bills to fight the opioid epidemic and overdose (OD) death crisis. The two bills now have to … Continue reading →

People are so used to self-medicating that it is easy for anyone to pick an over-the-counter (OTC) medicine. Among the medicine most commonly purchased OTC is ibuprofen. If you look at the … Continue reading →

Rapper Mac Miller — who was open about his substance abuse in his music and interviews — died Sept. 7. As of this writing (Sept. 10), the toxicology reports had not been released yet, … Continue reading →

The importance of family and friends to an addict’s decision to seek recovery should not be under-stressed. While it is true that the addict must want to recover and be … Continue reading →

It’s Independence Day, and even though it has the temerity and bad timing to arrive mid-week – demolishing any hope of squeezing a three-day or even a four-day weekend out … Continue reading →

The existentialist philosopher Soren Kierkegaard wrote, “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Or maybe, as William James remembered it, “We live forwards but we … Continue reading →