by Mark Shaw | Jan 26, 2018 | Addiction, Announcements, Answers, Biblical Counseling, Current Events
Homicides have nearly doubled in Tijuana. 1,744 people died in 2017 and many of them were connected to drug dealing, drug abuse, and addictive choices. These deaths are the unintended consequences of addiction. The world-wide addiction problem could become our modern...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 11, 2018 | Addiction, Current Events
Imagine you are watching a drug bust into a home and much to your surprise, you recognize the house. It’s your own home! That’s what happened to Kaitlyn Endres as reported in a Jacksonville news article. She said she was surprised about a drug bust in the...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 24, 2017 | Addiction, Biblical Counseling
For the first time since 1962 and 1963, life expectancy in the United States has DECREASED two years in a row and the opioid crisis is suspected to be the major factor contributing to this dismal news according to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). A...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 26, 2017 | Addiction, Announcements, Biblical Counseling
Today’s announcement by the President that the opioid crisis will now be a national public health emergency will bring heightened awareness to this long-standing problem. That’s the good news. My hope is that the federal government will recognize...
by Mark Shaw | Nov 18, 2016 | Addiction, Uncategorized
The first ever report on alcohol, drugs, and health by the surgeon general has been released and some of the facts and key findings are helpful. Read the report here. The report estimates that 1 in 7 Americans will face addiction issues. I would say that number is...
