By Dr. Mark Shaw Desperation.[1] That’s what seems to be driving the three persons who have submitted to a surgical brain procedure called DBS to potentially solve their cravings for illicit drugs. DBS stands for Deep Brain Stimulation: a nickel sized hole is cut into the top of the head and a millimeter wide wire…
-by TAC TEAM The founder of The Addiction Connection, Dr. Mark E. Shaw, hosted Oliver Underwood of The Damascus House on TAC’s podcast entitled “Habakkuk and Addiction” (#149). Underwood leads a men’s residential program for addiction that is recommended by The Addiction Connection. Discussing historical context and verses from Habakkuk, Dr. Shaw and Underwood, who…
to proclaim the truth about addictions, that… “the behavior is habitual sin that is so automatic that it appears to be “compulsive,” but the behavior is really planned in advance and rooted in your own thought life. To change your thoughts, and behaviors, a distinction must be drawn between the words “compulsive” and “habitual.” (Shaw, p.25) [3]
by Dr. Mark E. Shaw (with TAC Team) The issue of fentanyl is getting significantly worse over time – it killed 40,000 people in 2021. This DEA report is information from the graphs and statistics that the CDC collects (read more). Why is fentanyl on the rise? It is usually added to pills or a…
By Dr. Mark E. Shaw A Little TAC History Ten years ago, The Addiction Connection officially launched with 12 national leaders in the biblical approach to addiction who met together in Cleveland, Ohio. After more than a year of praying and planning, the ministry began its focus on addiction biblical counseling provided to families and those struggling…
by Dr. Mark E. Shaw (with TAC Team) Anxiety is all around you. You don’t have to look very hard to see you live in a fallen, broken world. There is a lot to be anxious about. The future is uncertain and full of surprises yet since mankind’s Fall in Genesis, it really has always…
God’s Word says: “Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.” – Joshua 21:45 ESV [1] What an awesome thought! Every single one of God’s good promises is kept as opposed to man’s promises which are often meaningless and…
Needle exchange programs are often celebrated as “reducing harm” but that terminology is deceptive. Recently, I was interviewed in this WORLD Magazine article related to recent legislation in the state of West Virginia that is hindering efforts at “harm reduction.” If you aren’t familiar with this term, listen to the latest TAC podcast (#110) above…
As I started researching the recent event of Bruce Springsteen’s November 2020 charges related to drinking alcohol, I was struck by reading the headlines from popular news sources. If I had just read the headlines and not fully read all the articles, I would have been swayed in a particular direction about Mr. Springsteen’s DWI:…
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