PTSD AND ADDICTION IN MILITARY VETERANS
Our veterans are special in many ways. They have made contributions to our safety and freedom in ways that are impossible to calculate or appreciate. Exposure to the trauma
of mayhem and...
A Disease That Needs Healing
One year after the most tragic event in our country took place, I experienced a moment of blissful laughter that I did not know I was capable of feeling without the...
PARENTS SURVIVING THE DRUG EPIDEMIC
We are in the middle of a national crisis, a drug epidemic that is killing our children at an extremely rapid rate. Your average parent doesn’t know anything about opioids, addiction,...
Drug Treatment And The Evolution Of The Soul
You are not who you think you are. Most of us identify with our ego, the self that is attached to everything around us. The self that takes offense to others...
Tja Ki: Trauma And Addiction
Tja Ki was discovered by Catholic nuns in an empty Korean clinic early one morning. She had been left there by her mother the night before, apparently because her mother knew...
FLORIDA’S FUTURE IS NOW
The FARR brand is now comprised of two distinct organizations. Each has a unique mission and is served by an independent Board of Directors. The Florida Association of Recovery Residences (FARR,...
The Truth Is Relentless
We don’t aspire to tell another they’ve got life wrong. We desperately hope they see what a mess they are making of their life—our life. We hint at them to reverse...
QUIT IGNORING YOUR THOUGHTS
I recently attended a social event with a group of chiropractors in Florida. It was the typical social outing with hors d’oeuvre, dancing, and of course, alcohol. Most everyone in the...
Talking To Children About Alcoholism
There are a lot of reasons why we don’t talk to our children about alcoholism. We don’t want to upset the drinker and make things worse. We don’t want to bring...
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT)
The mechanisms of addiction have a very strong biologic and physiologic basis, in addition to the psychological and spiritual components. It makes perfect sense then that the right kinds of medical...