The problem is not just increased use of stimulants and opioids, it is also a lack of recovery resources, substance use disorder treatment, and a historical mistrust of healthcare providers.
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Differences Between Illicit and Pharmaceutical Fentanyl: What You Need to Know
Understanding the difference between these two types of drugs is essential, as they have very different purposes and implications.
The First Drink Was Russian Roulette: An Interview with Leigh Steinberg
Life will knock us all back, but the question is can we stay in the present moment? Can we summon up the strength and energy to perform with excellence in those trying moments?
Alcoholics Anonymous Welcomes Queer Members – But Is It Enough?
Addiction is inherently bound up in issues of class, race, sexuality, religion, and yes, gender – the exact “outside issues” that AA members are taught to check outside the meeting room doors.
Experience, Strength and Hope Awards Honor Leigh Steinberg and Courtney Friel
In a single ceremony, the ESH Awards honored two prime examples of celebrities who wrote memoirs that capture their fraught journeys into recovery and long-term sobriety.
Gloria Harrison: True Recovery Is the Healing of the Human Spirit
Although Gloria experienced trauma, violence, and institutionalized oppression, she never gave up hope. Now, in recovery, she is a counselor and staunch recovery advocate.
Everything Harder Than Everyone Else
“Part of ultrarunning is a desire to be different. And for the drug addict, too, there is a deep need to separate ourselves from the crowd.”
Chapter 6: The Thrush’s Song
Shauna Shepard, who works as a receptionist in the local health clinic, visited with me on my back porch. She shared why she drifted into substance abuse, and how she struggled to get — and remain — sober.
Havana syndrome fits the pattern of psychosomatic illness – but that doesn’t mean the symptoms aren’t real
Mass psychogenic illness is a condition whereby people in a group feel sick because they think they have been exposed to something dangerous – even though there has been no actual exposure.
Dear William: A Father's Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love, and Loss
The last time David Magee saw his son alive, William told him to write their family’s story in the hopes of helping others. Days later, David found William dead from an accidental drug overdose.