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Want to Drink Less?
Drinking less is a reasonable goal and for many an important way to begin taking better care of themselves.

Kim May
Apr 23, 20244 min read
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Gas Station Drugs: The Rise & The Risks
Prior to 2008, the only drugs you could (usually) buy at the gas station were the legal and well controlled drugs like tobacco and...

Kim May
Feb 6, 20244 min read
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Growth Takes Time...Unfortunately
We live in a culture in which we have become accustomed to things happening fast. Food is fast, online order deliveries are often same...

Kim May
Jan 8, 20243 min read
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Naltrexone for Alcohol Use Disorder
You may have recognized that the way you drink is causing you some problems. Perhaps you want to change your drinking patterns, but you...

Kim May
Apr 19, 20233 min read
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Drug and Alcohol Treatment Options
There is no right treatment, only what is right for you. The abundance of treatment options is ultimately a positive, but it can make...

Kim May
Feb 24, 20235 min read
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Ayahuasca: An Overview
Ayahuasca is getting a lot of attention lately. A google search revealed no less than 33 podcasts related to the topic. Throw in people...

Kim May
Jan 19, 20235 min read
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Ketamine Therapy: An Overview
It is hard not to notice the proliferation of clinics offering ketamine therapy. Up until recently, ketamine was mostly known as a club...

Kim May
Nov 2, 20224 min read
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Codependency is not a diagnosis
In the world of substance use treatment, the term codependency is used with such great frequency it has become almost synonymous with...

Kim May
Sep 22, 20224 min read
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Understanding Gaslighting
The concept of gaslighting is not new, but the term has gained massive attention in recent years. The benefit of the increase in...

Kim May
Jul 28, 20223 min read
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Travis County Declares Public Health Crisis
Overdose deaths have been receiving massive amounts of coverage for the past two years as the numbers continue to rise. And yes, they are...

Kim May
May 26, 20223 min read
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Substance Use in the LGBTQ+ Population
Do you know someone who identifies in the LGBTQ+ community? Odds are that you do. If so, there is a chance this person, like others you...
Dan Escobar, LPC
May 4, 20224 min read
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What is Harm Reduction?
Harm reduction made history recently when it was included in the steps the current White House Administration is taking to address our...

Kim May
Mar 17, 20224 min read
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Your brain and body on alcohol
"Love makes the world go round? Not at all. Whiskey makes it go round twice as fast.” ~ Compton Mackenzie We know how we feel when we...

Kim May
Feb 14, 20226 min read
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What is a neurotransmitter?
Many of us use or come to depend on the effects of drugs without quite understanding how they work. All drugs (well the good ones anyway)...

Kim May
Feb 8, 20225 min read
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15 (useful?) Facts about Alcohol
Let’s face it, alcohol is everywhere. Liquor stores the size of grocery stores, billboards, online ads, print media, television...

Kim May
Nov 29, 20215 min read
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Why Saving Lives is Harder in Texas
Damn you Greg Abbott. I am reasonable enough to understand that we all have differing political views and priorities. However, as a...

Kim May
Oct 4, 20213 min read
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So, what is a hangover?
Hangovers may be ubiquitous, but research around on the topic is not. Surprising, right? Apparently, the research is so scant, they have...

Kim May
Sep 22, 20214 min read
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Essential Overdose Prevention
93,000. That is the approximate number of overdose deaths that occurred in 2020. According to Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the...

Kim May
Sep 14, 20213 min read
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Changing our Habits
“Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.” -Mark Twain Change is hard,...

Kim May
May 26, 20214 min read
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Understanding Substance Use
You just found drugs in your teenager’s bedroom. Your sister has relapsed. Your partner arrived home drunk for the third time this week....

Kim May
May 12, 20214 min read
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