Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

Understanding Alzheimer’s can be challenging for the client and caregiver. Alzheimer’s coupled with a mental health disorder can be even more devastating. It can be a confusing and frustrating time because of the toll it takes on all the people affected by it....

5 Tips for Dealing with Social Anxiety in School

There are some back-to-school traditions like picking out new clothes and school supplies that can be fun, but for many students the back-to-school season is filled with feelings of dread. Some students struggle with the fears of being judged by their teachers and not...
From Heaven to Hell: Heroin’s Double-Edged Sword

From Heaven to Hell: Heroin’s Double-Edged Sword

Paul H. Earley, M.D. Opium, it would seem, was place don this earth to alleviate suffering. A soldier, injured in battle, is given two grains of morphine intra-muscularly to reduce the pain of his shattered leg. Or a cancer victim sips a “Brompton’s cocktail”...