by Joe Hisel | Apr 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Southern California seems to have everything you could wish. Beautiful beaches, snowy mountains, plenty of industry, some of the country’s best universities and schools, gentle climate. So for most of the twentieth century, people flocked to Southern California from... by Joe Hisel | Mar 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
There once was a boy named Gimme-Some-Roy…He was nothin’ like me or you, ’cause laying back and getting high was all he cared to do. As a kid, he sat in the cellar….sniffing airplane glue. And then he smoked banana peels, when that was... by Joe Hisel | Mar 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE SUBSTANCE-ABUSE TREATMENT INDUSTRY WITH THE PASSAGE OF HB 823, CO-SPONSORED BY REP. BILL HAGER, R-BOCA RATON. IF PASSED IT WOULD TARGET UNETHICAL BUSINESS AND MARKETING PRACTICES. THE SENATE... by Joe Hisel | Mar 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
My name is Juliana and I am an Alcoholic. My story is not unlike many other Alcoholics, a few of the facts may vary but for the most part I am not as unique as I would like to think I am. I grew up in a loving home, where we were always financially stable and I wanted... 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... 
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