by Anthony Myers | Aug 19, 2016 | Drug Addiction
We keep hearing news reports about the opioid epidemic? What is it? What are opioids? Are we really experiencing an opioid epidemic? Opioids might sound exotic, but they’re really just one category of drugs. Opioids are drugs related to opium. Opiates are another term...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 18, 2016 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Mental Health
Happy. We all want to be happy, but how many of us truly are? Maybe we’re setting the wrong goals. Maybe we should appreciate happiness when we have it and acknowledge that it’s impossible to be happy 100% of the time. Expecting to be happy all of the time is setting...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 17, 2016 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
Success means many things to many people. For people dealing with drug and alcohol problems, success might be a painful word. Drug and alcohol abuse can prevent people from achieving their definitions of success. If people consider success to be making lots of money...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 16, 2016 | Drug Addiction
Today marks the thirty-ninth anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. Elvis was only forty-two when he died, so he would’ve been eighty-one years old. Instead of reaching the age of a senior citizen, though, Elvis died in the prime of his life. Who knows what he would...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 12, 2016 | Drug Addiction
Is it acceptable to use drugs? It seems like it depends on who you ask. Recreational drug use is very popular. Many areas of the United States, from New Hampshire to Florida to Michigan to Alaska, and all parts in between, are struggling with high levels of drug...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 2, 2016 | Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
Today marks the celebration of an interesting day. Today, August 2, 2016, is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. In the past, I would’ve lobbied to make it a national holiday. Now, my feelings are more mixed. I don’t know if I’ve talked about this already, but I love to...
