Addiction is a chronic brain disease in which an individual compulsively uses mind-altering substances despite the many adverse, harmful consequences. Just as cardiovascular disease damages the heart and diabetes impacts the liver, addiction, too, disrupts activity in...
Contrary to popular opinion, there’s no such thing as good alcohol use. You may have heard, or even abided by, the old adage that some amount of alcohol taken in moderate quantities is good for you. Some people swear by a glass of red wine before bed, and others live...
“You do WHAT with horses?” Not an uncommon question that I hear. When I interact with people outside of Stonegate Center and explain to them what I do, I often get funny looks, blank faces, or eccentric responses like above. As I attempt to explain that I am a...
