The Controversy Over Harm Reduction
By all measures so far, 2020 set records for the number of people who died from drug overdoses. Lat week, the New York Times reported that the Biden administration has Read More
Addiction
Who we think we are (and why it matters)
(Cross-posted from DJMithcellAuthor.com.) How we think about ourselves determines how we behave in the world. And how we think about ourselves stems from who we believe we are– our self-identity. Read More
Drug overdoses are up. A lot.
The New York Times reports that for the year ending September 2020, drug overdoses in the U.S. rose to a staggering 87,000. That’s almost 25% higher than the calendar year Read More
Meetings Resume!
We’ve been waiting a long time for this: we’re resuming face-to-face meetings! Thursday, 6:30 pm (meeting now): Baptist Youth Center, 700 W. Market St. (about a half mile west Read More
Healing the Hopeless
This sermon, preached via Zoom for Immanuel Mennonite Church, uses the story of the Gerasene Demoniac to describe the nature of addiction, the challenges to Church faces in addressing it, Read More
“A Most Practical Book”
My eyes have been opened to dimensions of addiction I never knew about. One of the most practical books I have read in a long while, I expect to use Read More
The Problem with Religion
Religion is powerful. It has justified and motivated wars that have killed millions of people. And it has moved people to great social change, from nonviolent movements like the abolition Read More
Miracles Among Us?
Do you see miracles in the world? I do. Every person who recovers from addiction is evidence of God’s work in the world. That may be the best reason why Read More
The Soul of an Addict: Now available from the publisher
D.J.’s new book, The Soul of an Addict, is now available direct from his publishing company, as well as from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The book has been highly praised Read More
Getting Out
Whether it’s jail or rehab, how does an addict stay clean when they get out? I met William in his last week at a program that helped former inmates deal Read More