It’s autumn in the East Tennessee foothills, and the turning leaves in the high country are beginning their slow crawl down the slopes of the Great Smoky Mountains toward RT Lodge. The bucolic retreat, located in Maryville, Tenn., is a...
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Author Archives: Jhon
On the surface, the word “insurance” doesn’t require a whole lot of research. It is, after all, something in which every American invests, whether the policies purchased cover homes, automobiles, boats or lives. The first insurance policies date back to...
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As the West Tennessee Regional Coordinator of the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, Amy Dolinky wanted to make a change. A new arrival to the area’s rural environs from New Orleans, she was eager to acclimate to the culture while at...
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From left: Anne Young, Women’s/Recovery Renewal program director at Cornerstone of Recovery; Stephen Kavalkovich; and Steve Wildsmith, content development specialist with Cornerstone of Recovery. Fresh off the plane into Knoxville last weekend, speaker and former emergency responder Stephen Kavalkovich hit...
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Not all who are chemically dependent are addicts, but many addicts are chemically dependent. The two terms mean very different things, especially when it comes to prescription medication. Individuals who are on long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain or terminal...
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For Karen Pershing and her team at the Metro Drug Commission, the problem, to paraphrase a particular 12 Step recovery program, isn’t a specific substance: It’s the disease of addiction. Given the media’s attention to buzzworthy topics like the ongoing...
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At first glance, addiction may seem like a many-headed beast, thrown together by some malevolent god with no rhyme or reason. In reality, it follows a linear path with five distinct stages, regardless of the substances used. As a brain...
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