“Relapse is about the return to an active disease process following a period of recovery from that disease process. One very important fact…you can’t relapse…
“In other words, for every dollar not spent on drug prevention and treatment, we would have to spend $7 on reducing the supply of drugs.…
Alcoholism is an insidious, cunning disease that presents a problematic duality. Alcohol is legal, and it is part of everyday life. People drink to unwind,…
“Few experiences in life quite match the feelings of horror, fear, helplessness, and grief that families experience when someone they love becomes addicted to alcohol…
Do you think there might be a Portland, Oregon drug problem? Substance abuse is a major problem across the entire State of Oregon– ranking FOURTH…
Michael Jackson, Rush Limbaugh, Winona Ryder, Matthew Perry, and me…what could we possibly have in common? Well, I’m not famous, so it must be something…
The US has been struggling to deal with the problems posed by the abuse of prescription drugs, which have risen to become the most commonly…
When people think of celebrities, they envision the positives – the fame, the riches, the adulation, and the glamorous lifestyle. What they forget is the…
“Across our state, we are seeing the terrible effects of heroin and prescription narcotics on our families, friends, and communities. Although more must be done,…
“…we must do more on chemical dependency treatment. That means asking the tough questions about how we improve our response to this national heroin epidemic…