Back to the Classic Triggers and Temptations
Covid may be over (knock wood!), but triggers and temptations are singing that same old song. Will you sing along?
Recovery Equity: Hazelden’s Bid to Level the Saving Field
Addiction may not discriminate based on race, creed, color or income, but recovery certainly does. Especially when it comes to availability. Hazelden Betty Ford wants to change all that. And their consequent Recovery Equity could be just the effort to do so.
Seminole County Substance Abuse: The Sheriff’s Perspective
That the Seminole County substance abuse problem exists is a fact. That it’s being duly addressed is also a fact — and a promise. So says Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma. In fact, the county’s top cop even went on record with the Orlando Business Journal to prove it. Of course even a sheriff can’t duly address a problem until…
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All of America Deserves an Angel Program
Imagine turning yourself in at a police station, asking for help with substance abuse, then being directed to rehab — no questions asked. That’s how the Angel Program works. And it reportedly works wonders. In fact, the program is working so well — and is in such need — that it’s expanding. That’s right. The Michigan State Police‘s much-revered Angel…
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Sober Housing in the Pelican State
From the heart of Cajun Country to borders of Arkansas and Mississippi, sober housing is springing up to save the Louisiana day. Make that a whole lotta days, for a whole lotta people. That of course translates to saving a whole lotta lives! It’s not a moment too soon either! The pandemic has not only reignited the opioid epidemic, but…
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