Thursday, February 25th, 2010
I can't hide it any longer, I just have to confess: I hate the way addiction treatment is managed nowadays. With over 25 million people meeting criteria for addictions in the U.S., only 10% are seeking treatment on a yearly basis. Sure, part of the problem is that others just ...
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Okay, I feel like I have to say something what with all the noise and hoopla going on. For the past few weeks even my friends have been coming up with questions, asking if Tiger was really in sex rehab. He was , I've got inside sources and even without ...
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
When my life started seriously veering off track, a few of my friends sat me down and told me that they want to help me. At the time, drugs were paying my rent, and they literally offered me their couch to help me lower my cost of living. They were ...
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
An article in today's NY Times magazine section discusses the world according to Dr. Drew. Being an addiction specialist myself, I obviously couldn't resist devouring it, even though I'm in Belgium at the moment.
The article was a wonderfully written piece that dealt with much of the irony in Dr. Drew's ...
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Saturday, December 26th, 2009
I keep referring to the fact that I don't believe in quick fixes for addiction.
My crystal meth addiction
Partially, this is due to research I've been exposed to that shows changes in the brain that are very long lasting. As I'd mentioned in an earlier post about crystal meth use, it can ...
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
After the recent death of Michael Jackson, and possibly Brittany Murphy, due to prescription drug overdoses, Steven Tyler, the lead singer of the mega-band Aerosmith, has checked himself into rehab for pain-killer addiction.
Many pain killers commonly used are opiates (which are very similar to heroin), and many chronic-pain sufferers resolve ...
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
For most people, the discussion of health care within the prison system is a philosophical one. Not for me.
Inmate health care is a disgrace
While in jail, I got to see the conditions firsthand. I saw the guy coughing his lungs out for days asking deputies to send him to the ...
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