Celebrating with limited or no alcohol is one of the ways to help keep your guests the safest; both during the gathering, as well as on their way home!…
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This is a small holiday offering, a way to remember all that we have been and still can be if we keep our eyes focused on the best things and allow the petty to slip away.…
Though there is no direct English translation of the phrase, “auld lang syne,” it roughly translates to “times long past” or “days gone by.”…
True gratitude is about finding ways to appreciate life’s gifts. Deeply instilled gratitude is about the emotional ability to identify ways to be thankful, even when times are tough.…
Sometimes my columns are newsy, sometimes upbeat, sometimes free-flowing rambles, and sometimes they are personal. This one falls into that last category, with a few sprinkles of newsiness for good measure. September is Recovery Month. This will be my 31st such month in my own recovery journey. I am a grateful human being.…
This month’s article consists of excerpts I blew the dust off of from a 2017 Oneonta TEDx, in which I was honored to participate. As I reviewed the material, I realized that we are very much in the same boat—and probably taking on a bit more water. The title of the talk was “Expendable People.”
For every decision that our society makes to create profit, increase tax revenue, or develop an economic growth strategy on a known addictive product, we also…
News from the Noteworthy by LEAF Ongoing Conversation About Substance Use Important If you are a parent and have had to make a decision about how to have “the talk,” you are certainly not alone. Thankfully, there is good news. In spite of the all of the eyerolls, heavy sighs, and shoulder shrugs, the research tells us that you, the parent, have the biggest voice in the life your child. So much so that kids who hear from their parents…
News from the Noteworthy: LEAF Opioids: Examine the Risks, Benefits, Alternatives Pain. It’s an unfortunate, often highly impactful, fact of life. Some pain is in the moment, like stubbing your toe or accidently touching a hot surface. Some pain can be lasting, such as back, knee, nerve and neck pain. Because of these things, most people will need a version of pain control at some point in their life. There may even be a point where a medical provider suggests…
Paving the Way for Recovery-Friendly Environment ONEONTA—Leatherstocking Education on Alcoholism/Addictions Foundation Executive Director Julie Dostal was front and center on January 12 to receive a check in the amount of $378.704.00 from the Appalachian Regional Commission. These funds will support the North4 INSPIRE program, providing those in substance use disorder recovery with education, workforce training and wraparound services.Front row, from left, are: Jen Cutting (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council, Delaware County), Dostal, Mary Rosenthal (ADAC, Delaware County), Kyleen Joslyn (LEAF,…
News from the Noteworthy Remove Temptation By Disposing of Unused Medications It is not news to anyone that we, as a nation, are in the midst of the worse overdose and drug-related death crisis in the entire history of our country. Based on numbers from the Centers for Disease Control, we have lost 107,000 people to drug overdose in the last 12 months. That number would equal losing about the same number of people who live in Chenango and Otsego…