by Joe Hisel | Feb 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
The President’s 2017 Budget calls for our country’s largest investment in treating and preventing substance use disorders in history. In the first 150 words of the 2016 State of the Union, President Obama highlighted the national toll being taken by the opioid... by Joe Hisel | Feb 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
For years I fought my disease. I played games with myself. I would calculate exactly how many drinks I could have before I needed to cut myself off, before I let myself get to the point of no return. On nights I did end up blacking out, I would think back to what I... by Joe Hisel | Feb 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
With recovery and addiction there are no quick fixes, and usually the family suffers just as much as the addict. Having a child addicted to drugs has to be the worst feeling in the world. The powerlessness and hopelessness, the lack of control and constant fear that... by Joe Hisel | Feb 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
The last week or so has been the hardest time I have had thus far in my 151 days of sobriety. I feel quite anxious, overly sensitive, and self-conscious. Stress does strange things to me. I am not used to caring about anything, so when I go through something... by Joe Hisel | Feb 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
While prosecutors talk about “dealing death,” low level sellers are afraid to call 911 when a friend overdoses. Heroin needs no marketing. It’s a perfect product that virtually sells itself. Wherever there is heroin it will be bought, no sales pitch... 
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