Commentary

Gone are the days were addicts were homeless in cities, dirty and shooting up in alleys. Now they are young and old people in very nice neighborhoods...

We've got no beef with medical marijuana as long as it is regulated to help those that legitimately need it, but legalizing it for recreational use? ...

It is a disservice to call someone an addict. That, in fact, labels the person and also puts a stigma on the person. What do you think of when someo...

There is so much attention on opioids now with the deaths occurring on a regular basis, that crystal meth is being ignored.  The problem is that the u...

Drug addicts are stereotyped as poor (and how you could be poor and do drugs is a mystery); illiterate and amoral. While morals may be an issue in tha...

If there's one conversation you have to have with your children it is about drugs. It is about the prevalence of drugs in our society, and that it's ...

An addict needs help, love and understanding. From family and friends in particular. But sometimes this well intentioned help results in enabling the ...

One current and growing approach and mentality and methodology for treating drug addiction is to substitute a "less dangerous" drug. Examples may be s...

A standard 28 day rehab program often fails. It probably took years of scaling up to full on addiction for most people. However, 28 days is what in...

A large percentage of people addicted to drugs started on pain killers for some sort of pain. It is no secret that many drugs suppress and then exace...