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… Read More
Alcohol Use Disorder isn’t always easy to diagnose. But it is always hard on everyone involved. Yes, that includes family, friends and colleagues. In fact, sometimes AUD affects others even more. So it’s important to know whether or not you’ve got it. And if you do, to do something about it. Pandemic Drinking Yeah, we know. Zoom drinking games are… Read More
Think your life is rough? You’ve come through some hard stuff? Well, it’s probably got nothing on Jesse Thistle. Son of a three-faced junkie thief, Thistle went through the proverbial ringer before he got clean. Then he went through one more spin before it was finally over. But when it was over, he’d come a long way from being a… Read More
Addicts aren’t the only ones to benefit from peer recovery support programs. The community itself also benefits. And not just the community-at-large either. As Eric McIntire so keenly makes clear, sometimes even the medical community gets their eyes opened by a peer recovery specialist. Please read on! All We Need is a Heartbeat “All we need is a heartbeat, and… Read More
One might think being one of Joan Jett’s Blackhearts would be all peaches and cream. It was really more like Jack and cocaine. At least it was for Ricky Byrd when he played guitar in the band. And Byrd did enough of both to kill a few folks, as well as himself. In fact, he almost did. Kill himself that… Read More
