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Harm Reduction = Opportunity to Live

Here's one of the biggest problems for someone with substance abuse disorder. To begin with, there is a saying that goes like this:...

Which Came First?

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. There is plenty of info out there on this topic, so I’m switching up the focus to talk about mental...

A phrase that hurts parents of addicts

I wrote this 11 years ago today: “I am grieving. I am grieving the loss of the years we lost to drugs, to the person he once was, to the...

Drunks, tweakers and junkies…

Addiction: Disease or Choice, Part One Ask yourself this question honestly: Do you think addiction and alcoholism are a moral failing or...

Healthcare Providers That Cause Harm

Keven and Trew 2019 Below is a short video from me talking about a subject that brings up anger and hurt each time I think or hear about...

Suicide Awareness Month - Stigma

Stigma is any attitude, belief or behavior that discriminates against people There’s been a stigma toward substance abuse and mental...