by Anthony Myers | Nov 11, 2016 | Substance Abuse
Happy Veteran’s Day. As we all know, this a day to give remembrance to our nation’s fallen veterans, as well as honor those veterans that are still with us today. Perhaps more persistent a topic would be the question: what’s next for our...
by Anthony Myers | Nov 10, 2016 | Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse
We’ve been talking a lot lately about the war on drugs. People commonly use this phrase to discuss the U.S. government’s efforts to fight drugs since the 1970s, but apparently, the U.S. government has been fighting different wars on drugs for a long time. A...
by Anthony Myers | Nov 9, 2016 | Addiction, Substance Abuse
Do we have a new president yet? I wrote this post before Election Day, so I’m not sure that the United States actually elected a new president on Tuesday, November 8th. For all I know, the country could be experiencing a replay of 2000, when a close election between...
by Anthony Myers | Nov 8, 2016 | Addiction, Substance Abuse
Happy Election Day! Finally, right? If you’re living in the United States, you know what I mean. It seems like this election has been going on since the last presidential election day in 2012. I didn’t really support either candidate this year. Instead, I grudgingly...
by Anthony Myers | Nov 6, 2016 | Substance Abuse
People are dying from heroin overdoses at alarming rates. Though the amount of prescription painkiller usage has begun to taper off, the number of people who end up overdosing from street drugs like heroin has increased exponentially. There’s several different...
by Anthony Myers | Nov 4, 2016 | Substance Abuse
Let’s say a teen goes in for an innocent wisdom tooth extraction. A common procedure, followed by a few days of recovery. Not without pain, but the dentist will likely give them a prescription for a common painkiller, like Vicodin, or (nowadays) Norco, otherwise...
