by Anthony Myers | May 16, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Recovery
Municipalities across the United States are taking new approaches to battling drugs and addiction. Some are decriminalizing drugs and sending people to drug education courses instead of sentencing them to jail. Others help addicts find immediate rehab treatment...
by Anthony Myers | May 15, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Recovery
It’s better and more productive to treat people with drug addictions, not punish them. That seems to be a guiding principle among a growing number of governments in the United States. This blog has discussed Portugal’s decision to decriminalize small amounts of many...
by Anthony Myers | May 1, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Recovery
Have you ever celebrated May Day? I haven’t. When I hear about May Day, I always think of people dancing around a Maypole, but maybe I’m confusing that with the Festivus tetherball pole featured in the television program Seinfeld. Of course, there’s also the May Day...
by Anthony Myers | Apr 23, 2017 | Recovery
There are many recovery memoirs out there. Many addicts find that they latch onto the story of someone else; that they find similar voices in the stories they read. For some, the first inklings of desired sobriety might start with reading about an inspiring journey to...
by Anthony Myers | Apr 17, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Recovery
Texas Faith-Based Addiction Rehab Program Yesterday, many people celebrated Easter Sunday. Even if you remove the religion from the holiday, the idea behind it makes for an interesting story. Easter is a story of coming back from the dead, of resurrection, and of...
by Anthony Myers | Mar 28, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Recovery
The Internet can be a wonderful source of information, a great tool for allowing people to keep in contact with each other, and even a way for people to meet new people. Of course, we all know that the Internet has its downsides. It can be a source for misinformation....
