July 8, 2013

ATL-JFK-ACC-ROB

7/7/13 7:40pm EST/11:40pm Liberian I made it!  I left yesterday on the 3:00 flight from ATL to JFK.  Survived a 5 1/2 hour layover by eating […]
July 6, 2013

Off to Liberia!

I am off today to Liberia for 10 days to teach Substance Abuse Identification and Treatment to Nurses as part of the Carter Center’s Liberia Initiative […]
June 19, 2013

Why are Drugs So Hard to Quit?

Another tool from NIDAMED that I think is so very cool. Click the link below to check out this 2 minute animation that describes why drugs are […]
June 17, 2013

Dr. Sanjay Gupta to Speak at Skyland Trails in Atlanta, GA

Save the date for the annual Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Lecture Series at Skyland Trail. This year, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN chief medical correspondent, will moderate a […]
June 3, 2013

Limited Edition Breakthru House T-Shirts

Starting this week, you can support Breakthru House by purchasing a Breakthru T-shirt!  Our “Teespring T-Shirt Fundraiser” lets you reserve a limited-edition shirt (featuring our brand-new […]
May 30, 2013

Anka BHI Opens Housing Program for Homeless Veterans in Akron, MI

Hi everybody! You guys know I always take the chance to highlight when my company does something awesome.  I am super proud of a new program […]
May 23, 2013

ACTION DASH 5K — LABOR DAY!

On Labor Day, the Harrisons will be participating in our second annual 2013 Action Dash in support of Action Ministries. This race is close to my […]
May 22, 2013

Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse

As an individual with a very strong family history of addiction, a mother of two boys, aged 6 and 7, and an Addiction Medicine physician, one […]
December 12, 2012

Brain Activation in Marijuana Addiction

A recent study published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine demonstrates significant activation of the amygdala and hippocampus during marijuana cue exposure. What's this mean? It […]