Nurses in recovery. A new book on prescription drug abuse From Unbecoming a Nurse to Overcoming Addiction By Paula Davies Scimeca, RN, MS Sea Meca, Inc. $19.95 “One day after having been up all night getting high,” a registered nurse writes in her testimony in Paula Scimeca’s book, From Unbecoming a Nurse to Overcoming Addiction, […]
For homeless veterans The Drop-In Day Treatment Center offers a step up
September 24, 2010 By
“We put homeless veterans first.” That’s the welcoming slogan of Little Rock’s Drop-in Day Treatment Center on Second Street. Estella Morris, a diminutive manager with an easy smile and a quiet authority, presides over the Center which offers meals, shelter, medical care and a leg up in the world to those veterans willing to play […]
After struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Ex-Combat Marine dedicates life to helping others
September 24, 2010 By
Ex-Marine and Vietnam War Veteran Bob G. is the unofficial face of Recovery Central, a new Little Rock facility for 12-Step meetings, mainly Narcotics Anonymous. An alcoholic and former methamphetamine addict, Bob sponsors more people than he can count. And he does it by the book (See The Narcotics Anonymous Step Working Guides and Working […]
A new approach to growth and recovery
September 24, 2010 By
By Jan Kucala Every day modern kids have to make choices that we as parents, teachers and counselors may never have dreamed about when we were kids. Kids are under more stress today than previous generations. For many the word “family” may not evoke images of love and support but rather arguments and disconnection. Kids […]
