by Anthony Myers | Jul 10, 2017 | Drug Addiction
In the fight against opiate/opioid addiction, a somewhat unlikely tool has emerged—computer databases. But maybe computer databases aren’t such unlikely tools after all. After all, we use technology to learn, to work, to find dates, to stay connected, and to spend our...
by Anthony Myers | Jul 7, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse
In 1954 Darrell Huff published How to Lie with Statistics. The cover blurb added, “Now you, too, can out-double-talk your accountant; confuse your political opponent; prove that your product has secret built-in goodness!” The introduction spelled out that “This book...
by Anthony Myers | Jul 6, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse
Q: If a problem has gotten worse while spending money on it, is the solution to spend less money on it? A: Yes, according to an editorial in National Review. The author is Sam Adolphsen, “a senior fellow at the Foundation for Government Accountability,” a...
by Anthony Myers | Jul 5, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Recovery
Yesterday, we talked about how in 1776, the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. We also talked about how people struggle to gain their independence in more private but just as important matters. One of these matters is drug addiction. People do...
by Anthony Myers | Jul 4, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
Happy Independence Day! Happy Fourth of July! For readers outside of the United States, July fourth marks the anniversary of the founding of the United States. It is the anniversary of the date in 1776 when people signed the Declaration of Independence, a document...
by Anthony Myers | Jul 3, 2017 | Drug Addiction
Tomorrow, readers in the United States will be celebrating Independence Day (the Fourth of July), a day commemorating the independence of the United States from Great Britain in 1776. Many people ignite fireworks to celebrate Independence Day. Seeing the lights and...
