by John Giordano | Jul 14, 2020 | Addiction Science
An Open Letter To The President, All Politicians, DEA, FDA And All Government Officials Involved In Drug/Addiction Treatment PolicyWe Cannot Prescribe Our Way Out Of America’s Opiate/Opioid EpidemicDr. John Giordano and Dr. Kenneth Blum are internationally recognized...
by John Giordano | Jul 14, 2020 | Addiction Science
Respectfully President Obama, You Can Shut Down America’s Opiate/Opioid Epidemic Tomorrow – Literally!Last night I could not have been more excited than I was watching President Obama’s State Of The Union Address. In the second paragraph of his opening remarks the...
by John Giordano | Jul 14, 2020 | Holistic Treatment
John J Giordano, Pioneer In Holistic Addiction Treatment, Asked To Join JRDS Editorial BoardJohn J Giordano, DHL, MAC, a pioneer in holistic addiction treatment and founder/former owner of G & G Holistic Addiction Treatment Center, has accepted Dr. Kenneth Blum’s...
by John Giordano | Jul 14, 2020 | Addiction Science, Holistic Treatment
Imagine for a moment what it would be like feeling as though you can never get enough. Have you ever been there? A place where no matter what you do or how hard you try you’re just not satisfied. You’re left to feel like you need more. Perhaps it’s your work or maybe...
by John Giordano | Jul 14, 2020 | Addiction Science, Holistic Treatment
By: John Giordano DHL, MACFounder of the National Institute For Holistic Addiction StudiesChaplain of the North Miami Police DepartmentVery early in my counseling career, a beautiful young woman came to me for help with her addiction. Her name was Debbie.By: John...
by John Giordano | Jul 13, 2020 | Addiction Science, Holistic Treatment
What is it about our self-esteem that will drive some of us to the outer edges of our sanity? Throughout my nearly thirty-year career as an addiction counselor, I’ve worked with people from all walks of life. Some had the strongest addictions imaginable – others...
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
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...
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...
