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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...

The Illusion of Accessible Mental Health Care

There’s an illusion that mental health care is available for those who need or want it. Unfortunately, in my experience, and in observing...

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...

Can Suicide be Stopped or Prevented?

Last Saturday I spent the afternoon at an event sponsored by the American Suicide Prevention Foundation (ASPF). I sat at a table with...

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...

Depression & Opiates

I've had depression since early childhood. Before I started taking meds for it, it could be very severe, and I thought about ending my...

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...