by Anthony Myers | Mar 1, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Recovery
“In like a lion and out like a lamb.” That’s how we often describe the month of March. Weather-wise, the phrase is appropriate. In the beginning of the month, we’re often still facing fierce winter weather. By the end of the month, the weather is often milder, or at...
by Anthony Myers | Feb 28, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Health and Wellness
Today’s the last day of February, which also means that it’s the last day of National Heart Month or American Heart Month. What does that have to do with this blog? Quite a lot, actually. Did you know that alcohol and drugs can do severe damage to the heart and...
by Anthony Myers | Feb 27, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Recovery
Addiction Rehab For Teens In Texas Many schools have winter or spring breaks this time of year. For many people, such vacations are synonymous with heavy partying, including heavy drug and alcohol consumption. It seems like every year, we hear about the consequences...
by Anthony Myers | Feb 23, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
The Academy Awards (Oscars) ceremony will occur a few days from now. In some ways, the ceremony encapsulates what many people think when they hear the word Hollywood—movies, attractive people in glamorous outfits, and the like. Many people also think about alcohol and...
by Anthony Myers | Feb 22, 2017 | Drug Addiction
Around two million. Almost 600,000. These two numbers are the number of Americans addicted to prescription opiates (opioids) and heroin in 2015, according to the American Society for Addiction Medicine. An opiate or opioid is a drug related to opium. Opiates interact...
by Anthony Myers | Feb 21, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
It seems like there’s more than one way to do most things. That also includes seeking help to treat problems with alcohol and drugs. Harm reduction is one such approach. Unlike 12-step programs and non-12-step programs that encourage people to give up alcohol and...
