Google the word, ‘stress’ and you’ll find the definition to be: “a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.” Ask someone fresh out of treatment and they’ll give you a completely different answer. Some may...
It wasn’t that long ago that I felt encouraged about the activity surrounding our drug policy. That is not to say I agreed with every aspect of policy, in fact there are many facets that I strongly disagree with, but at least the opioid epidemic found its way to the...
Stephen Loyd, like most of his college contemporaries, was struggling to keep up with his rigorous course work. He found it to be stressful beyond words. It was just by chance that someone passed him an opioid painkiller.The experience forever changed his life. He...
Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays as much as I did. The holidays are such a special time of the year; they seem to elevate nearly everyone’s mood and energy level. That is of course for everyone except for those who have a substance abuse...
Johnny Depp’s brilliant portrayal of the orange haired Mad Hatter, Tarrant Hightopp, in Alice in Wonderland earned him a Golden Globe Award Nomination for Best Actor. Although there has been much discussion as to the origin’s of the phrase ‘Mad Hatter,’ Depp said of...
