WHAT TO EXPECT FROM NEW OPIOID DRUG POLICY (PART 3 OF 3)
This is the third installment of this article. The previous articles can be found at www.thesoberworld.com
In Part 1 of this article, I examined the first two prongs of the administration’s proposed...
Jimi Hendrix: Ill-Fated Emissary
The psychedelic trinity of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison embodied the volatility, excitement, and substance abuse of the 1960’s. Demonstrating an unprecedented musical ability, these overachievers rose to the...
IF YOU LOVE ME: A MOTHER’S JOURNEY THROUGH HER DAUGHTER’S OPIOID ADDICTION
When enough really crappy things occur in your life, and you somehow survive them, people start to tell you that you should write a book. You think they are joking but...
Krokodil: “The World’s Deadliest Drug”
Like an alien spore oozing from a sci-fi film, krokodil has emerged as one of the worst drugs of abuse. Called “the Zombie Drug,” and “The World’s Deadliest Drug,” krokodil is...
Oxycontin Heir To Market Opiate To People Addicted To Oxycontin
When and where does this insanity end?! Just when I thought I’d seen it all, that I’ve heard the most outlandish words ever to pass over a persons lips or witnessed...
Heroin And The Age Of Jazz
Although only a select portion of his repertoire was about drug use, Cab Calloway inscribed an important footnote to the underbelly of jazz. The film International House captured Calloway performing “Reefer...
THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY – MAKE MORE OPIOIDS AVAILABLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE...
Someone once defined insanity as ‘doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.’ For whatever reason, the phrase stuck with me over the years. It just...
PURDUE PHARMA- WHEN WILL JUSTICE BE SERVED?
As a Registered Nurse, if I gave my patient a drug that resulted in their death, I would be held accountable.
April 17,2018- one passenger is killed when an engine malfunctions on...
MOMS LESSONS OF LOVE
Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate love in all relationships and forms. For mothers whose children have struggled with substance use disorders, it is a day to reflect on the...
SAVING MYSELF
I walked down the church hallway looking for the support group for parents of addicts. Entering the room, I kept my head down, avoiding eye contact. The room was...