STRENGTH AND BEAUTY – March 10, 2021 - Talking about her struggles with addiction isn’t new for Kristen Johnston, but…
NO NAMES or PET NAMES? – Feb. 18, 2021 - A quote I like by Dr. Pat Allen is, “Anyone…
MEN SUFFER TOO – March 11, 2021 - I have a great partner. We’ve been together two years. We’re talking…
FROM THE MURKIEST POND, LILIES BLOOM – March 12, 2021 - On that tough February day, I knew it was…
QUITTING TIME ONLY COMES TO THE LIVING – March 12, 2021 - I was partying a lot and it was…
DRIVING HOME SOBER – March 12, 2021 - My father was an alcoholic and he, too, appeared to anyone outside…
LISTEN – WHAT’S UP DOC? PROFITS? – March 8, 2021 - At one time, 73 percent of the prescriptions from…
OPINIONS ARE SPLIFFED – March 11, 2021 - Mr Green’s case is (sadly) all too familiar for clinical practitioners in…
EASY AS RIDING A BIKE – March 4, 2021 - To cope with my father going missing, I started drinking…
MARKETING? – March 8, 2021 - When Margaret and John Millington’s son Simon was in the grips of an opioid…
PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX – March 8, 2021 - As an emergency medicine physician, I often ask patients about their upbringing.…
DR. DEATH – March 4, 2021 - Blatti pleaded not guilty at an arraignment in Nassau County Court and was…
WATCH – ENJOY THE BUFFET – March 11, 2021 - “I called [my recovery case manager, Charles Cook] and was…
by Julie Lyons, LICSW PUTTING OURSELVES BACK TOGETHER – March 12, 2021 - Coming out about addiction to the public, friends…
WATCH – THE GOOD STIMULANT – March 11, 2021 - Federal aid from the $1.9 Trillion dollar Covid Relief Bill…
AMERICAN SPRING – March 10, 2010 - Recognizing the increased need for SUD treatment services, the massive spending bill includes…
WATCH – DRAWING A LINE, NOT DOING ONE – March 1, 2021 - “I’m used to seeing people like me…
A PARTNERSHIP FOR GOOD – March 3, 2021 - “We are thrilled to welcome ARcare to our Patient Care Network…
AND OF BEING EARNEST – March 3, 2021 - As human beings, we are all defined by our personal experiences,…
UNCIVIL WAR – March 3, 2021 - Jenkins, who lives in upstate New York, says her mom, Sonya Hughey, had…
GIVE HIM AN A+ – March 5, 2021 - He started writing that book in March 2020 and finished it…
ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE – March 2, 2021 - “Just for anonymity purposes,” Steve explained. “It’s our AA tradition.”…
NOT THE SAME? – March 4, 2021 - For women, the greatest risk factors for opioid relapse were depression, more…
WHO YOU GONNA CALL? – March 6, 2021 - As a certified intervention professional, certified life and recovery coach, Amanda…
ANOTHER DANGER OF GETTING TOO HIGH – March 4, 2021 - Local and federal health officials say now’s not the…
SPEAKING HER TOOTH – March 2, 2021 - “Dental hygiene is really and extremely important,” Nowakowski said in a series…
BE DELICATE – 2021 - Instead let us be present for our friends and loved ones and say: I hear…
THEY SING THE BODY ELECTRIC – Feb. 28, 2021 - Now McGregor has called on ministers to properly consider NET,…
OXYMORONs – March 3, 2021 - According to Chesterfield Sheriff Karl Leonard, the alleged drug smugglers exploited a regulatory loophole…
HOUSING NOT HOSING – March 1, 2021 - Jei Africa, director of Marin County’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Services division,…