In our society we are fond of classifying drugs as “soft” or harmless, versus “hard” or dangerous. This is at best foolish, and at worst deadly. There are no such things as soft or hard drugs.
To legalize psychoactive drugs or not? That is the question I am often asked at the very end of my presentation on psychoactive drugs and workplace safety.
One of the terrifying things about the disease of drug dependency/alcoholism is that it affects the entire family, not just the individual. Lana gave me permission to reprint her story.
The purpose in writing this article is to give some general advice around "best practices" concerning addiction assessment and treatment, and to try to help, as best I can.
This gentleman, Cpt. Lyle Prouse, has been telling his story in many different venues, including publication
by AA. It is one of the best descriptions of the hope, and personal integrity.
