Category: Intervention
Carrying Over the Inspiration of the Holiday Season Into the New Year: A Secret Santa Influences Sobriety
January 2, 2012
According to CBS News, every year an anonymous secret Santa wanders the streets handing out $100 bills to random strangers. He makes no judgment on who should receive his gifts and asks for nothing in return. In fact, he spends about $100,000 every year on [...]
QBs Drug-Related Collapse Changes Football
December 23, 2011
Todd Marinovich was a quarterback for the Los Angeles Raiders, drafted in 1991. However, his drug addiction led to medical complications that stopped his career before it could get started. His experience is highlighted in a new documentary on ESPN called The Marinovich Project. Some [...]
Alcohol Limited by SFPD to Stop Violence
October 12, 2011
Violence related to alcohol abuse and over consumption at professional sports events has been a huge topic of concern in the San Francisco Bay Area. Inebriated fans are getting into fights with inebriated fans of opposing teams and people are getting seriously injured as a [...]
How to Stage a Drug Addiction Intervention, Part I
January 21, 2010
Staging a drug addiction intervention can be a scary process, especially if you have been living with a loved one’s addiction for years. Emotionally exhausted and out of ideas, most people only choose a drug addiction intervention as a last resort. A final line of [...]