by Anthony Myers | Jul 24, 2017 | Drug Addiction
“Drug addicts are drug addicts and alcoholics are alcoholics because of the choices they make. They’ve created sad situations, to be sure, but the situations exist solely because of choices they’ve made, choices that have hurt them.” You sometimes hear people make...
by Anthony Myers | Jul 21, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Recovery, Substance Abuse
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often rendered as ACA or “Obamacare” (like the term “muckraker” for investigative journalist,” it was originally intended as an insult, but was embraced by the subject) was much disliked by many people under that name....
by Anthony Myers | Jul 19, 2017 | Drug Addiction
In the war against drug addiction, a growing number of people are advocating treatment instead of punishment. One of the latest is Michigan attorney general Bill Schuette. According to Schuette, drug overdoses killed 1,981 Michigan residents in 2015, more than twice...
by Anthony Myers | Jul 18, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
Blame is a complex process. By blaming ourselves, we’re beating ourselves up over real or imaginary infractions. But even if we’re blaming others, we’re really still highlighting our own issues. While blaming others may appear to involve others, we’re really still...
by Anthony Myers | Jul 17, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
“Regrets, I’ve had a few./But then again, too few to mention.” These lines are from “My Way,” a song covered by Frank Sinatra and others. Regret is one emotion that can be particularly difficult. It involves thinking about the past and comparing it to the future....
by Anthony Myers | Jul 12, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse
“Drugs are bad.” This is the repeated comment of the Mr. Mackey character on the television series South Park. But does Mr. Mackey ever explain in great detail why he believes that drugs are bad? Do any of our authority figures? I’m showing my age here, but I was in...
