by Anthony Myers | Jun 2, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
The television program Today features a recurring segment about addiction. The segment addresses information and statistics about addiction, includes interviews with experts, and features personal stories. While the information and experts are certainly interesting...
by Anthony Myers | Jun 1, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
Today marks the first day of June. During this month, many people graduate from school and celebrate the next stage in their lives. Many others also get married in this month, so many that the phrase June bride is a fairly common term. June, then, is a time of life...
by Anthony Myers | May 31, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Recovery
Recently, a Canadian political cartoonist wrote and illustrated a book about what it means to be a Canadian and discussed this book in a radio interview. In the course of this conversation, he told the interviewer about his Uncle Bunny. Uncle Bunny received his name...
by Anthony Myers | May 30, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery
Yesterday, we talked about veterans who struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the result of their military service. This disorder is understandable, given the complex, sometimes horrible things that many veterans witness, feel, and do during their...
by Anthony Myers | May 29, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
Today is Memorial Day in the United States. This is a day Americans celebrate members of the military past and present, especially those who sacrificed their lives in such military service. But after all the ceremonies, parades, and other events honoring veterans and...
by Anthony Myers | May 26, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse
We see alcohol everywhere: in advertisements, many restaurants, sometimes even at work. Alcohol is often considered a social lubricant; for some, it makes socializing easier. Words flow, conversations are funnier and livelier, it might be easier to approach another...