Essay: Matthew Perry – the power of celebrities speaking publicly about their addiction
In an article first published on The Conversation, PAULA CORCORAN, a senior lecturer in health psychology at the University of London, says that perhaps the Friends actor’s most last legacy will be that he brought “a human face to addiction”…
CONVERSATIONS: TRISH PORTER TOPMILLER, FORMER US OLYMPIAN HIGHJUMPER TURNED AND PUBLIC SPEAKER
DAVID ADAMS speaks with former US Olympic highjumper Trish Porter Topmiller, now an author and in-demand speaker, about her book on the life of her father – Chuck King, his struggle with opioid addiction and journey to Christ, as well as her own remarkable story of faith in the midst of tragedy…
Some 250 million people took illicit drugs in 2015 with almost 30 million engaged in “problematic” use, says UN report
More than five per cent of the world’s population – some 250 million people – used illicit drugs in 2015 while almost 30 million people worldwide engaged in “problematic” drug use which could include dependence, according to a UN report released this week. The latest World Drug Report, released by the United Nations Office on […]
CANADA: HOW CHRISTIAN RECOVERY PROGRAMS ARE RESPONDING TO VANCOUVER’S OPIOID CRISIS
ALICIA AMBROSIO, in an article published by Religion News Service, reports from Canada…