The following material is part of an effort to give a voice to clients that have a story to tell. The content is of each client’s choosing and recounts a personal experience. It is my sincere [...]

The following material is part of an effort to give a voice to clients that have a story to tell. The content is of each client’s choosing and it is my sincere hope that the weight of each piece, [...]

The following material is part of an effort to give a voice to clients that have a story to tell. The content is of each client’s choosing and it is my sincere hope that the weight of each [...]

When I first read of Pastor Gary Lamb’s desire to bring a needle exchange program to Cherokee County, admittedly, my first thought was, “Holy s***, someone’s actually going to [...]

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Substance Use Disorders I have to admit something I’m not really proud of. Most substance abuse, “treatment,” today really gets under my [...]

This morning, I was listening to a Tedx presentation from Janet Seahorn on PTSD’s effects on the brain. During the talk she says,  “And I’m going to take issue to the word [...]

I heard those words many times during our deployment to Rockport, TX. It was actually a pretty good segue into the conversation we were hoping to have. We would explain that we were in Rockport [...]

A new client come in last week, recently discharged from an inpatient facility, and after talking about what his program was like and what he learned, I told him, “Yeah, I need you to [...]

Some interesting trends are evident in today’s marriages and divorces, and those trends are, in large part, tied to demographic characteristics. Data is pointing to fewer Americans getting [...]