FLORIDA’S MARCHMAN ACT MAKES IT EASIER TO GET LOVED ONES HELP
It is not news to anyone who reads The Sober World that we have a drug epidemic of monstrous proportions in this country. In Palm Beach County, Florida alone, emergency medical...
CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH CIVIL DRUG COURT
Addiction is a serious public health issue which impacts millions of people across our country. According to the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, “approximately 21.5 million people age...
“IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY, IMPORTANT DETAILS RELATED TO THE GLOBAL DRUG TRADE”
After working 28 years as a Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the last 10 as the Agent in Charge of the Special Operations Division, a Virginia based Operational...
A QUESTION ABOUT ADDICTION – DOES JAIL FAIL?
The original theory of incarceration for criminal offenses was to punish and rehabilitate. Over the years it seems that the theory has become geared more toward punishment and less about rehabilitation....
WHEN BEING PREGNANT IS A CRIME
Imagine an emergency room full of patients waiting to be seen. Some of which are in pain, some in distress, and some show no signs of physical or mental ailment whatsoever....
UAs – The South Florida Gold Rush
Early in 2013, the Florida Association of Recovery Residences (FARR) raised the alarm regarding certain unethical and potentially illegal practices resulting from an absence of oversight of licensed behavioral healthcare providers....
Silent Assault On Americans With Addictions- Legislating For Profits
“History has proven you simply cannot prescribe your way out of an opiate epidemic; especially by bringing even more opiates into the already over-prescribed market ”
~ John J. Giordano
“UNCLE SAM IS...
The Silent Assault On Americans With Addictions- Part IV: Medical Necessity 2.0
By all accounts, Salvatore Marchese was a lovable guy who was kind, sensitive, moral and embarrassed by his disease. He struggled with addiction through his high school years. Sal wanted desperately...
Insurance Companies Play Doctor Part II
This is the second installment of “Insurance Companies Play Doctor.” Among other things in the first segment, I outlined how many people like Avery – a bright young woman with a...
Why Florida Needs Naxolone Access Laws
It is so important to know how to identify, prevent, and reverse an opioid overdose because this is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. In order to...
