You can generally receive effective medical care for acute pain; however, treatment for chronic pain can be a confusing process of misunderstanding as well as incorrect diagnoses and inadequate treatment plans. What can you do when you are told that the pain is all in your head? When you experience chronic pain and doctors are [...]

In my previous article I discussed the cultural forces that predispose us for addiction. At the risk of sounding paranoid I believe there is a cultural conspiracy against the development of our true-self. Our culture is not wise. On the contrary it emphasizes materialism, “having”, over a more spiritual focus on “being.” We are out [...]

I have one real home. It is my body. No matter where I go, no matter what I do, my body is where I live. I might move into a new house, but I can’t move into a new body. For more than twenty years, I was at war with my body. I did not [...]

Addictions come in all forms and wears many disguises, and even though you cannot always identify them, they are always bound up in the history of the family. Through some intensive work I have done at various rehabs, I have conceived of a program for “Overcoming Addiction Through A Holistic Approach.”  The reason for this [...]

Substituting addictions – you see it all the time; gatherings of smokers outside the AA meeting door, boy meets girl on AA campus (“13 stepping”), maxed out credit cards, a rapid gaining of 20 extra pounds. People entering the rooms of recovery typically lean on other vices to help them cope with their new sobriety. [...]

Abstract The following is a report on the twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous as a therapeutic frame. It is the belief of the author that much of what these Steps offer is both highly therapeutic in the treatment for a variety of disorders as well as, simply put, a recipe for a good life. For [...]

When I was about 12 years old I injured myself playing sand lot football with my friends. I was rushed to the Emergency room and got shot up with Demerol. It sure stopped the pain. Then I was sent home with opiate pain medication that should have lasted 30 days if I took it as [...]