by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Jan 22, 2018 | Addiction Support, Chapters Blog
While it appears that we’re still in the midst of an epidemic of opiate/opioid addiction, it looks as if more and more people are becoming aware of this epidemic. More and more parties are joining the battle to fight it. Government is providing some of this help. For...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Jan 19, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog
There’s an old proverb that begins, “For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost.” It describes a chain of causation that culminates in disaster, from the loss of a man’s life to the fall of a kingdom. Paul...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Jan 15, 2018 | Alcohol Rehab, Chapters Blog, Drug Rehab
This post originally appeared on January 15, 2018, a day when the United States celebrated the birthday of the late Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., a prominent civil rights leader. Given his impressive accomplishments, most people would agree that King was a great...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Jan 12, 2018 | Alcoholic, Chapters Blog
A Guide To The NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator When alcohol is counted as an abused drug, it leads the pack, but not everyone who drinks alcohol is abusing it or addicted to it. That’s one of the things making it difficult for people to decide if they have a...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Jan 8, 2018 | Alcohol Rehab, Chapters Blog, Drug Rehab
This blog post was originally published in January, 2018. That year, January 15, 2018, the third Monday of the month, was known as Blue Monday. Some people call the day Blue Monday because they consider it the most depressing day of the year. When you think about it,...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Jan 5, 2018 | Addiction, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse
Opioid addiction and overdose deaths are up, but what is the core problem? Is it just an opioid epidemic? Or something else? For some people, the answer still seems to be it’s a question of morals or willpower. For others, it is like a disease, like diabetes,...