Finding Your Spirituality
Spirituality plays a pivotal role on the road to recovery from addiction. Developing a sense of a “higher power” can push us to make significant strides toward healing our mind…
The Dance of Addiction
The long road of recovery is sure to bring one thing: change. Good or bad, change is always uncomfortable and exhausting. We resist change, for better or worse, and in doing…
Obama Administration Announces Actions to Escalate Fight Against Prescription Opioid Abuse and Heroin Epidemic
The President has made clear that addressing this epidemic is a priority for his Administration, and today’s actions represent further steps to expand access to treatment, prevent overdose deaths and…
Chasing Heroin – A 2 hour investigation into America’s heroin crisis.
A searing, two-hour investigation places America’s heroin crisis in a fresh and provocative light -- telling the stories of individual addicts, but also illuminating the epidemic's years-in-the-making social context, deeply…
A Living Nightmare: 5 Things Doctors Don’t Tell You About Benzos
It’s no secret that prescription drugs can work miracles when obtained legally and taken as directed. But do you know that some prescription meds can also make your life a…
Is ‘Nurse Jackie’ a good portrait of addiction in the medical profession?
'Nurse Jackie' returned for a final season on Showtime on Sunday night and once again received praise for its realistic portrayal of addiction. At the start of last season, I asked an…
Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk
Anita Bertrand doesn't remember much about the first time she stole narcotics she was supposed to administer to surgical patients. She doesn't remember exactly when she installed the intravenous port…
Drug addiction among nurses: Confronting a quiet epidemic
Your colleague on the night shift is a stellar nurse. Her background, experience, and demonstrated skills are top-notch. She is working extra shifts to help cover expenses while her husband…
Alarm at Growing Addiction Problems Among Professionals
Experts are calling for urgent action to tackle the "significant challenge" of rising levels of alcoholism and substance abuse among professionals including doctors, dentists and lawyers.At the first international conference…