Motivation comes in many forms. For me, it was the pain of watching my son deal with addiction. He over-doesd twice before he was old enough to drive and then tried to hang himself. Watching a son try to end his life is enough to break any father. But instead, I used...
The hell like conditions of combat has a wide range of both physical and psychological effects on even the most prepared soldier. Today’s accepted symptoms of Post-Trauma Stress Disorder were first described by a doctor during the Civil War. Shell shock was a term...
In March 2013 I was invited to be a keynote speaker at the 1st International Conference on Behavioral Addictions, held this week in Budapest, Hungary. The purpose of the conference was to gather the world’s leading experts on process addictions to discuss their...
Michele had struggled with the pain and darkness of depression and suicidal ideation her entire life. At one time or another she was prescribed nearly all of the name brand anti-depressants. Some worked, others didn’t. Watch this gripping interview with Liz Quirantes...
Addiction treatment is very personal to me. Nearly thirty-years ago it was me who was having trouble getting free of drugs. My behavior when I was using nearly ruined my life and took away all that was dear to me. If it wasn’t for my family and close friends pushing...
