Why You NEVER Quit Alcohol Without Help | Nelsan Ellis
Written by Dan Schimmel, LCSW, CAP ,on 03 August 2017On July 8, 2017, at the young age of 39, actor Nelsan Ellis of True Blood fame died doing something
NYS Police Want Uber & Lyft to Reduce Drunk Driving
Written by Dan Schimmel, LCSW, CAP ,on 07 December 2016The New York State Association of Chiefs of Police has recently written a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo calling for
Four Bills Propose to Shut Down California’s Sober Houses
Written by Dan Schimmel, LCSW, CAP ,on 30 November 2016February of this year might have been the beginning of the end for addiction treatment facilities in the state of
First Time in History Surgeon General Reports on Drug Crisis
Written by Dan Schimmel, LCSW, CAP ,on 23 November 2016For the first time in American history, the Surgeon General’s Report focuses on our nation’s substance abuse epidemic, and how
Major Hospital Pleads Guilty to Defrauding U.S. – Nobody Goes to Jail
Written by Dan Schimmel, LCSW, CAP ,on 26 October 2016Major US hospital chain Tenet Healthcare Corporation, along with two of its off-shoot hospitals near Atlanta, pled guilty earlier this
Nurse Arrested for Stealing Opiates to Support an Addiction
Written by Dan Schimmel, LCSW, CAP ,on 15 August 2016Love is strong, perhaps the strongest emotion we can possibly feel. People live and people die for love. Addiction is
Good Samaritan Law Update – 2 Bills in Michigan House of Representatives
Written by Dan Schimmel, LCSW, CAP ,on 04 August 2016A good samaritan, as defined in legal terms by US Legal, is “someone who renders aid in an emergency to
Oceanside Recovery – Illegal Recovery Center with Outraged Patients
Written by Dan Schimmel, LCSW, CAP ,on 02 August 2016Meet Clayton White, a 44 year old man from Conway, SC. Before his surrender to police, he owned and operated
Chris Bathum, Owner of 20+ Sober Living Houses, Arrested for Drugs
Written by Dan Schimmel, LCSW, CAP ,on 18 July 2016Never judge books by their covers. Chris Bathum started his professional career as an Emergency Coordinator for Synergy, an advertising
Robin Williams and Addiction’s Deadly Grip
Written by Dan Schimmel, LCSW, CAP ,on 15 August 2014It does not matter if you are one of the biggest names in Hollywood or out of work and down