Healthcare and addiction, in reality, are closely connected – in obvious ways and not so obvious ways. I want to address the hidden costs of chemical dependence/addiction. Our healthcare system treats mostly symptoms of addiction. One of the problems is often with addiction the…
Alcoholism and opiate addiction are similar in many ways. The reason alcoholism and opiate addiction have been so difficult to treat is that both forms of addiction are what I’ll call ingrained. Some might think “ingrained” is not a useful description when addiction creates…
While heroin is a commonly known drug, you might’ve heard lately about heroin laced with Fentanyl, yet not know much or anything about Fentanyl. Here is a description: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, meaning it is made in a laboratory but acts on the same receptors in the…
In Chapter 5 of the book Alcoholics Anonymous there’s a warning about alcoholics seeking an easier, softer way to deal with alcoholism. Often someone suffering from addiction will seek help through a friend, a pastor, their doctor, a family member or maybe an individual therapist. I…
According to Rehabs.com, addiction among the over-60 is one the nation’s fastest growing health problems. There are several reasons why this problem’s growing so quickly. First of all, as is now commonly known, people are living longer. The retired Baby Boomer population’s growing at…
It’s past time to treat addiction as a health issue, not a stigma, not an opportunity to shame others and feel superior to their “weakness”, not a socio-economic issue that places addiction in poor, inner-city neighborhoods, not a criminal problem, not a skid row…
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