Joanna Conti Fentanyl’s Devastating Trail of Destruction – When One Pill Kills Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Nov 24, 2021 Over the last decade, the addition of incredibly-potent fentanyl derivatives to a wide variety of illicit drugs has moved from relatively rare to common-place. Continue Reading...
Joanna Conti Why Using Prescription Opioids for Chronic Pain Can Dramatically Worsen Your Pain Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Oct 12, 2021 Long-term oxycontin use often increases the amount of pain people with chronic pain feel while affecting their memory and ability to think clearly, yet not all doctors will tell you this. Continue Reading...
Joanna Conti Are Some Drug Addictions More Difficult To Recover From than Others? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Sep 23, 2021 One of the questions I had in the early days of trying to understand my daughter’s alcoholism was how difficult it was to recover from an alcohol addiction compared to addictions to other drugs. Continue Reading...
Joanna Conti Why Did Overdose Deaths Increase Horrifically During the COVID Pandemic? Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jul 16, 2021 It's estimated that 93,321 Americans fatally overdosed during 2020. Why did overdose deaths increase almost 30% from 2019? Pandemic stresses/isolation are part of the reason, but the expansion of fentanyl is also a major culprit. Continue Reading...
Christine Suhan A Letter To My Children Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Sep 2, 2015 The genetic odds are not in your favor. You undoubtedly have the propensity to become addicted. But hear this, my sweet child. There is another way. And you don’t have to walk through hell to find it. Continue Reading...
Joanna Conti The Terror of Discovering Your Child Has an Addiction Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Jun 26, 2015 “We’re airlifting your daughter to shock trauma”, said the paramedic on the phone. “Is she going to be OK?” I asked, barely able to speak. “There’s a lot of blood” was the response and the line went dead. Continue Reading...
Barbara Stoefen A Mother's Story of Faith, Love & Crystal Meth Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Sep 26, 2014 Ours was the family to which this could never happen. When my beloved daughter, Annie, became addicted to alcohol, marijuana, and then ultimately lived on the streets of our community as a meth addict, I realized that if addiction could happen to her, then addiction could happen to absolutely anyone. And it of course does. Continue Reading...
Brian Hughes Heroin: The Homeland Terrorist Killing Our Kids Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Sep 24, 2014 Today's heroin addict looks like your neighbor’s sweet, bright-eyed daughter or the quarterback on the high school football team. SAMHSA reports a rise in heroin use from nearly 373,000 in 2007 to approximately 669,000 in 2012. Continue Reading...
Karina Schultheis Good-Bye To Alcohol Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Sep 24, 2014 Dear Alcohol, I think I was in love with you long before we ever had the chance to meet. I remember watching you cavort with my parents, the pretty popular girls in the movies, the beautiful women in the commercials and magazines. You brought so much joy to their faces, laughter to the room, glitter to the dullness. Continue Reading...
Pat Wittberger Jenny's Journey Article Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 Rate Sep 14, 2014 As I picked up the telephone receiver, the tremulous voice at the other end was that of our youngest child, 19-year-old Jennifer. "Mum"—the tone made my heart sink once more, as it had countless times in the past four years when Jenny would call us for help. "Mummy, I'm in Las Colinas. I've been arrested. I've had an accident..." Continue Reading...