by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Sep 19, 2018 | Addiction, Drug Abuse, Mental health
You may have heard that Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine. It’s true, but not very much. According to one source, at its peak, there were only about 17 grams of cocaine in 25 million gallons of Coca-Cola syrup, about a year’s supply, which “wasn’t enough to give a fly...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Sep 12, 2018 | Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Rehab, Alcoholic, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Dual Diagnosis, Media, Mental health, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
Rapper Mac Miller — who was open about his substance use disorder in his music and interviews — died Sept. 7. As of this writing (Sept. 10), the toxicology reports had not been released yet, but no “apparent” cause of death, drug-related or...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Aug 15, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Rehab, Dual Diagnosis, Mental health, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
Imprisoning drug addicts doesn’t seem to have slowed down or reduced the spread of drug addiction, and it is costly. Research suggests that treating drug addicts instead is more effective and less costly, but not all addicts want to be treated, even if the alternative...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Jun 27, 2018 | Addiction, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Mental health
What’s the greater threat facing the United States from over the Mexican border: illicit drugs or undocumented immigrants? To the US executive branch, the answer seems to be both, because President Donald J. Trump seems to believe most of the drugs entering our...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | May 16, 2018 | Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Mental health, Rehab Programs
It cannot be repeated too often that about half the people with a substance use disorder also have a mental illness or, more correctly, another mental illness. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), “drug addiction is a mental...
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...
