by Anthony Myers | Jun 29, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Recovery, Substance Abuse
(Pixabay) Both the House’s American Health Care Act and the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act would reduce taxation on the wealthy, but do they need or want it? Whether it is the intent or not, the benefits of the AHCA and BCRA mostly go to the...
by Anthony Myers | Jun 28, 2017 | Recovery, Substance Abuse
The streaming service Netflix offers an intriguing and popular series, Grace and Frankie. The show follows the exploits of two California women, Grace (played by Jane Fonda) and Frankie (portrayed by Lily Tomlin) after their husbands leave to marry each other....
by Anthony Myers | Jun 27, 2017 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.” Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and other similar 12-step rehab programs use part of this prayer and include it in their literature. This...
by Anthony Myers | Jun 23, 2017 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse
There is a divide in opinion about multiple personality disorder or dissociative identity disorder – when one person has different personalities that assert themselves at different times. That divide is whether MPD or DID really exists. Prominent real world cases such...
by Anthony Myers | Jun 15, 2017 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse
California is trying to be an incubator for ideas again. State senators have approved a proposal for a single-payer universal health care plan. It’s a tentative plan, with no funding mechanism as of yet. Supporters, including Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), argue...
by Anthony Myers | Jun 9, 2017 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse
A lithograph by Armand Gautier (1857) from Madness: A Brief History (Wikimedia Commons) Holistic medicine teaches that everything is connected: mind, body, spirit. Good health requires that all be in balance. That includes substance use disorder and addiction....