by Anthony Myers | Sep 15, 2017 | Addiction, Recovery, Substance Abuse
We are not a democracy, as we were often inaccurately taught in grade school civics classes, but a democratic republic. One consequence of that is that legislators can and do ignore the will of the voters and (as one blogger put it) “don’t even have to act like...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 14, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Recovery, Substance Abuse
Far right: Addict shooting up. (Pixabay) Every year the Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) releases its National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). This year’s results suggests the opioid epidemic isn’t going away soon. In...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 8, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse
(Photo Wikimedia commons) Civil rights and public order – the right of the people as a whole to be safe from harm and the right of the individual to be free from intrusive government – are often in conflict. Take the homeless. Some proportion of them are mentally ill,...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 7, 2017 | Mental Health, Recovery, Substance Abuse
On Aug. 31, President Trump proclaimed that September 2017 is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. To that end, he wants: To “emphasize to all those suffering that recovery is possible.” To “remember those who have bravely conquered their addiction.” To...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 1, 2017 | Addiction, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
One of the most common and least known forms of addiction (to the general public; don’t trust an addiction specialist who hasn’t heard of it) is dual diagnosis, also known as co-morbid and co-occurring disorders, where a patient has both an addiction and a...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 31, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse
We’re in the midst of an opioid epidemic, with insufficient funds and treatment facilities for the addicted to seek help. The president has declared it a national emergency. So naturally it’s time to crackdown on marijuana. At least that seems to be the intent of...