Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell

Understanding Childhood and Adolescent Trauma to Shed Light on the Understanding of Addiction

Going Through the Mountain, Not Around It! In the PBS special series entitled The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers featuring the research of mythologist Joseph Campbell; Campbell spoke of a recurring myth that appeared in almost all of the cultures…
Coronavirus - Mental Health - Addiction

Coronavirus, Mental Health and Addiction – A Conflict of Perspectives?

Dealing with recovery and addiction in a time of a viral pandemic is a major challenge! Every time I turn on my television within the last few weeks, I’ve been swamped with methods to deal with the public health risks surrounding the…
Dr. John Biroc

Overall Look at Drug and Alcohol Addiction: How on earth did this happen?

We are in the midst of an opioid epidemic that has inundated our country, if not the world. A recent estimate states that over 200,000 people have died of drug overdoses since the year 2000.  Addiction has been exploding for a number of reasons: …