When someone you love is struggling with addiction, it can be hard to know how to help. Families often find themselves navigating difficult decisions, strained relationships, and emotions they never...

In our last blog post, we highlighted the incredible decline in cigarette smoking, from 42% of US adults in 1965 to less than 10% today. But cigarettes are not the only legal drug...

One of the points we've made over the years is that we know it's possible to influence rates of substance use without the threat of criminal justice intervention because we've already...

This month marks nine years since we hosted the very first book discussion of Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, in Jackson, Mississippi,...

In our last blog post we talked about natural recovery or "ageing out" of addiction without treatment. We love your replies and thought two of them in particular were so touching and...

One of the most surprising facts we've learned about addiction is that most people who struggle with a substance use disorder will eventually leave addiction behind, even though they never go...

Two BIG wins have happened nationally in the last two weeks!The first BIG win was President Trump signing an Executive Order on April 18 that expedites access to psychedelic-assisted therapies such as ibogaine. This is...

We love reading your responses to our blogs. In our last one, we shared the story of Kelsey Parker's recovery journey using legal medical marijuana, and how this option gave...

Kelsey Parker stood at the podium in the Mississippi State Capitol rotunda in January and shared her story with reporters, legislators, and other advocates for recovery.For Kelsey, after more than...

Op-Ed by Christina Dent As published 2/20/26 in The Northside Sun Online sports betting is poised to become legal and regulated in Mississippi. Interestingly, the reasons given by many of...