by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Oct 13, 2016 | Chapters Blog
Every experience with addiction, rehab, and recovery are different. This means that everyone working in the field of addiction needs to be versatile and flexible when dealing with addiction and those who suffer from it. No occupation needs more flexibility and...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Sep 1, 2016 | Chapters Blog
Just over eight years ago, NBA star Chris Herren crashed his car into a telephone pole in Fall River, Massachusetts. When paramedics arrived, he had been dead for half a minute. Luckily, Herren survived the incident, but his issues with drugs and the law were...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Aug 31, 2016 | Chapters Blog
Outside of testing for performance-enhancing drugs, it’s clear that the world of professional sports has a great deal of catching up to do. While it doesn’t have the same problems that the NHL does with cocaine, the NFL has come under intense scrutiny for...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Aug 30, 2016 | Chapters Blog
Just over a year ago, hockey superstar and two-time Stanley Cup winner Jarret Stoll was arrested in Las Vegas for felony possession of MDMA and cocaine. While many on the sidelines and outside the hockey industry viewed this as just another wealthy champion caught...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Aug 29, 2016 | Chapters Blog
When we think about drug use in sports, we often think of performance-enhancing drugs (PED), or the doping scandal that rocked the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. While doping is undoubtedly a scourge on professional sports, and the side effects of PEDs are extremely...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Aug 23, 2016 | Chapters Blog
As we saw yesterday, not every effort in the history of substance use disorder prevention was a hit. Some were moderately successful, some were outright failures, and others helped pave the way for services like the FDA that we still utilize today. So what happened...
