by Mark Shaw | Mar 31, 2020 | Articles
Harvard professor and author Gene Heyman. Ph.D. had this to say about a community’s response to addiction, “We typically do not advocate incarceration and medical care for the same activities” (2009). Consider this: When caught, a thief goes immediately to jail....
by Mark Shaw | Sep 4, 2019 | Articles
By Mark E. Shaw Staff Note: This article originally appeared at The Biblical Counseling Coalition on June 13, 2018. It has been reposted with permission. Two questions I am often asked are, “When do I refer an addict I am counseling for a medical detox?”...
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...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 10, 2012 | Current Events
http://surfky.com/index.php/obituaries/local/hopkins/19402-operation-blue-li Check out this link above to a recent story about Operation B.L.U.E. Lights in Kentucky from June 1, 2012, to September 4, 2012 (Labor Day). That’s a couple days over 3 months and they...
by Mark Shaw | Apr 14, 2012 | Current Events, Jesus Only
Recent celebrities and athletes have struggled with alcohol and drug abuse like baseball player and Christian, Josh Hamilton. Some of these celebrities have died in their struggle like Whitney Houston and now Thomas Kinkade, known as the “painter of...
