One of the things that amazed both my wife Lisa and me when we first set off to learn about Oxycontin, was the volume of warnings and contraindications that come with the drug. I mean not just the dangers that are inherent in it, although that too is incredible. I mean the warnings that are …
I am so touched by all of the reviews of Defining Moments on Amazon, and nearly overwhelmed by the personal e-mails I’m receiving and contacts I’m making. It’s really amazing who I’m hearing from because I chose to share this dirty secret with others. I heard from one woman who grew up in the same circle …
Since the release of my book, and the launch of this website, I have met the most interesting people from all walks of life and from all angles of this rx drug issue. Two of the people I met are the inventors/promoters of a product reflecting cutting edge technology applied to an old fashioned concept: …
Do you keep, or have you kept, drugs where your kids or other members of your household can get them? Let’s play a little Q & A game that I like to call: “My Kid Would Never…” Question #1: Have you ever filled a doctor’s prescription for a painkiller? Question #2: Have you ever put …
On Insight last week, I mentioned that I spoke at Granite Bay High School, showed them the video of Brandon withdrawing from Oxy, and that it visibly affected the audience. I believe I said, “There was not a dry eye in the house.” Jeffrey Callison, the program’s interviewer, admitted that the video was “hard to …
On Wednesday, I went with Brandon to Capital Public Radio where we were interviewed by Jeffrey Callison for Insight. I have to admit, I had some reservations about a live -on-the-air interview. Jeffrey turned to Brandon first, asking about the drug, and how he got into it. He said it was his elementary school experience …