The solution to the alcohol and addiction problem is more obvious than you think—in fact it stares us in the face but because we don’t like that option presented, we discard the obvious (Occam’s Razor) and dig for complicated pharmaceutical solutions and other...
If I said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times—most people don’t understand addiction. Most people don’t understand that drug and alcohol rehab can be a total waste of time and money. Most people don’t understand the disease of alcoholism or addiction, and most...
Dear Mr. and Mrs. xxx, I’ve always believed that live and let live; In every neighborhood that we’d ever lived, we’ve been blessed with lovely neighbors and people who have had mutual respect and consideration for each other. Since your family has moved in, the...
Substance Abuse and Alcoholism runs Rampant in the Work Place Corporations know that wellness programs can be beneficial. With that said, most of the programs lack the one conversation that is the game changer in a person’s health and the company’s bottom line, and...
When you work in healthcare and particularly in the mental health arena, nowhere is it more evident that our system is ineffective, enables dependency, costs a fortune and likes to grab and keep people entrenched in the system instead of making them healthier. The...
Any author will tell you that the most that we can hope for when our book goes out into the world is that it will somehow impact our readers—whether we write fiction and our goal is to enlighten and entertain, or nonfiction when we hope to pass on some helpful...
With all the wine time talk out there, when it comes to alcoholism, no one seems to understand what alcoholism looks like in the eighty-percent of alcoholics who attend college, have jobs, go on vacation, go out with friends, and visit or have families of their own....
Your Voice Ohio sponsored a community forum to discuss opioid epidemic. It was on Sunday afternoon and I was curious enough to hear what others had to say that I penciled it in on my calendar, and when that snowy Sunday arrived, I hightailed it downtown. The meeting...
Why Aren’t You Drinking? How come you’re not drinking? Why, don’t you want some wine? You’re not going to AA again, are you? If you’re not drinking, would like a joint instead? How about a few lines? You must do something, right? You would never quit drinking...
Dear Mr. President, I am writing to you to because I believe if you took time to hear from a little boy who wanted to mow the White House lawn, that you’ll find the subject of alcohol, opiates, mental health, and parenting even more important; I’d like to give you a...
