by Anthony Myers | Dec 27, 2016 | Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse
Today’s National Fruitcake Day. I didn’t know that there was such a day. Did you? Fruitcake has a bad reputation. We’ve all heard the jokes about it, how heavy it can be and how people give it to others, although not too many people seem to like it. I’m one of those...
by Anthony Myers | Dec 14, 2016 | Addiction, Drug Addiction
Governments and drugs are interacting in weird ways. How weird? Did you know that a pharmaceutical company lost a $24 million lawsuit to the state of Kentucky in 2015? Do you know why the company lost its lawsuit? It allegedly withheld information about how truly...
by Anthony Myers | Dec 6, 2016 | Addiction, Health and Wellness, Substance Abuse
Today is St. Nicholas Day, or the Feast of St. Nicholas. This is a popular holiday in Europe. During this holiday, children set out stockings and shoes on the evening of December 5 in the hopes that St. Nicholas will leave candy, gifts, and other fun things for them....
by Anthony Myers | Dec 1, 2016 | Addiction, Health and Wellness, Substance Abuse
Today’s the first of the month, so we might as well talk about new beginnings. Since this is a site about addiction and recovery, we’re all about beginnings around here. After all, so many people think that drug addiction and alcohol abuse are endings. It’s true that...
by Anthony Myers | Nov 30, 2016 | Addiction, Alcohol Abuse
Can you believe that today is the last day of November? It seems like we just started 2016, not that we’re going to end the year in about a month. Talk about months, days, and years is also common in treatment and recovery circles. If you belong to 12 step...
by Anthony Myers | Nov 26, 2016 | Addiction
Women enter emergency rooms every three minutes, due to prescription painkiller abuse. While the opioid epidemic spreads across the country, more and more addicts are becoming addicted merely by virtue of stepping into a doctor’s office. Prescription opioids are...
