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Suddenly we’re missing obvious warning signs, ignoring key markers of danger, or simply deciding to take a leap of faith at exactly the wrong moment.

I contend that the outcome of a given treatment episode is often determined right at the outset, based on why the clients is in treatment in the first place.

Nonetheless, years of drinking and drugging and lapsing and relapsing will invariably have an effect on the victim of addiction.

These multi-billion dollar fines sound enormous, but like the one levied on Facebook, they represent a small portion of the company’s actual assets.

…the problems we decide not to deal with at present go on to undermine treatment for the rest.

Picture a horde of lemmings suddenly deciding to change direction and stampede off a different cliff.

We recognize that for some, change can be really difficult. Good intentions aren’t enough.

Legal responsibility, however, is quite different. J&J’s attorneys will do whatever they can to shift blame elsewhere.

I’d argue that America has never adequately addressed its own problems with addiction, which have been with us in one form or another since before we became a nation.

Alcohol still gets credit for close to 90,000 deaths every year– more than other drugs, even in the middle of an epidemic.