Amare NFP and the Metro-East Recovery Council (MERC) are partnering on a new Family Support Network to assist family members and friends in need of support or resources due to a loved one’s alcohol or drug use. The network, launched on September 15th, will provide a phone line manned by volunteers...
I believe it is fair to say that drug and alcohol addiction affects the individual, family and friends, and the community. As I have expressed in previous articles, society has been quite foul, sometimes malicious to the population that struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, which affects an estimated...
There are many elements to drug and alcohol addiction. One of the most heartbreaking and gut-wrenching elements is trauma. I have worked with individuals struggling with drug and alcohol addiction for nearly five years. If you heard some of the trauma people had to experience, you would want to escape...
Beyond Parody Drug and alcohol addiction are well known. Some people are tired of hearing or reading about it. Some are tired of a broken system that is supposed to provide care and treatment for those that need it. The argument can be the one struggling with addiction did it to themselves and...
Brandon "QuickDraw" Lowe is a 25-year-old Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athlete training out of The War Room in Wood River, Illinois. Lowe’s Pro Debut was scheduled for July 25th, 2015 at the Lumiere Place Casino. Unfortunately, Lowe was unable to compete due to unforeseen medical complications. ...
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