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Habili-blog 3/4/18 “The youth of a nation ” by Jared Mayes While scrolling through random news articles recently there was one that stuck out to me and hit a nerve. “Middle schooler invents device to safely pick up needles!” I thought to myself what kind of world do we live in where are children are subjected to paraphernalia so much …
Habili-blog 3/4/18 “An Equal Opportunity Destroyer ” by Jared Mayes If you’re from Hawaii, there’s a pretty good chance that you know someone affected by the Methamphetamine epidemic. For decades the drug has ravished families in a nondiscriminatory fashion, affecting everyone from the white collar working men and women of Hawaii, to prominent business owners and politicians. There is another …
Habili-blog 3/4/18 “Cut the umbilical cord ” by Jared Mayes Picture yourself sleeping after a long day of work, you came home, made dinner, and read your favorite book before drifting to sleep, when all of the sudden the phone rings and on the other end of the line is your 35-year-old man child. You think to yourself, “Why me? …
Habili-blog 2/26/18 “Let’s get physical ” by Jared Mayes I am willing to go out on a limb and say that most addicts are plagued with eternal boredom which leads to most of the justifications for using drugs in the first place. My life motto for a long time was “Well I can’t think of anything better to do.” …
Habili-blog 1/26/18 Just say NO by Jared Mayes Is addiction disease or choice? I remember in third grade we got ushered into the gymnasium, where a man dressed in a Crime Dog McGruff outfit was prompting us to, “Take a bite out of crime.” There was also a magician performing tricks. One in particular being burning a 20 dollar bill, …
Dr. Timothy W. Wright’s testimonial about Addiction Treatment Success at Habilitat “The Place of Change.” “All four of my children were born in Hawaii during the course of my 41 years in residence. HABILITAT was well-known to me by stand-out reputation, although it never occurred to me that “my life” would ever be affected by drugs. Coming out of a strong …
There was a time where the only thing I could ever want was to rip open that wrapping paper and find a Stretch Armstrong. Somewhere Along the line my wants drastically changed to me dreaming of unwrapping an eight ball of heroin for Christmas. Nowadays my gifts don’t fit under a Christmas Tree, and you can’t wrap the gift of …
Free is an undefinable term for most Americans living in the “Land of the Free.” How’s that for ironic. Whether it be debt, an unhealthy relationship, or a dead-end job, the idea of freedom is only a dream for most. For some it is a little more black and white; Those who are behind bars. Once the doors slam behind …
I invite you to take a journey through time with me and imagine you’re on the front lines of a medieval battle along side King Arthur. You look around and notice something is missing. King Arthur’s legendary sword, Excalibur is nowhere to be found. Fast forward a few centuries and the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) is in the same boat. …
When you think of the word epidemic most people think of something along the lines of small pox or the SARS virus. With today’s medicine we can generally contain or eliminate the fear of outbreaks of such diseases. Unfortunately in our society we have something way more deadly and powerful than any virus known to mankind; substance abuse. Different than …
