by John Giordano | Jul 13, 2020 | Addiction Recovery, Holistic Treatment
I received so much positive feed back and questions from my last article “Our Addictive Society” that I was encouraged by readers to write a follow up. In this second installment my focus is on what I call the “Neo-Opium Wars” that is taking place right now, here on...
by John Giordano | Jul 13, 2020 | Addiction Recovery, Holistic Treatment
Thirty-years ago I was as blind to addiction as nearly everyone else walking down the street. It never occurred to me that I might be addicted to anything. Like everyone else I got up in the morning and went to work. I was productive at my job and provided my family...
by John Giordano | Jul 11, 2020 | Addiction Recovery, Holistic Treatment
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...
by John Giordano | Jul 9, 2020 | Addiction Recovery, Holistic Treatment
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...
by John Giordano | Jul 8, 2020 | Addiction Recovery, Addiction Science, Holistic Treatment
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...
by John Giordano | Jul 8, 2020 | Addiction Science, Holistic Treatment
It never ceases to amaze me just how truly gifted and misguided addicts really are. During my nearly thirty-year tenure of holistic addiction treatment, I’ve had the privilege of treating some of the biggest names in Hollywood, the music industry, professional...
