“There’s a new track I’ve just written,” he says, nervously avoiding eye contact. “It goes the drugs don’t work, they just make me worse, and I know I’ll see your face again‘. That’s how I’m feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take ’em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape.” (source)
I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work.
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Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.
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