When you get to be over 60, it’s probably best to skip the cocktails and other alcoholic beverages. To some this may sound grim, but embrace it, says Dr. David Lipschitz. The benefits can be huge. Dr. Lipschitz, director of the Longevity Center at St. Vincents Hospital in Little Rock and a noted author and former chairman of the geriatrics department at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (UAMS), makes a good case. “Substance-related disorders of all types … [Read more...]
At the Augusta Golf Masters, a shocking moment of truth
The Pat Summerall story By David Palmer Pat Summerall’s epiphany, that moment of truth when he knew that he was in serious trouble with alcohol, came while he was broadcasting the 1992 annual Masters Golf tournament at Augusta, Georgia for CBS. It was something he had done and done impeccably for 24 years. In a radio interview, three years ago with Dennis Rainey, President of Family Life in Little Rock, Summerall, a former Arkansas Razorback, New York Giant and premiere broadcaster, described … [Read more...]
From the ashes of addiction, a glimmer of hope
Tammy Kirby's Testimony From the ashes of addiction, a glimmer of hope My name is Tammy. I am a believer who struggles with drug addiction, depression, and anger. My parents divorced when I was 6 months old. My dad remarried a couple of times, and we didn’t see him much. My mom married a few times after their divorce. Her next marriage brought us a brother but his dad died when my brother was young. That marriage was followed by another to a man who was an abusive alcoholic and mistreated all … [Read more...]
Methland – The Heartland’s Home Cooking
By Nick Reding Reviewed by Bill Kauffman Published in the Wall Street Journal on June 9, 2009 Oelwein, Iowa, pronounced “Ol Wine,” is a small city of about 6,700 souls in northeast Iowa that Jay Leno reportedly once called “possibly the worst place in the world.” There are those who love it, though, and the effort of these faithful Oelweiners to revive their methamphetamine-dazed town is the subject of Nick Reding’s “Methland.” Mr. Reding, a Missouri-bred New York City journalist, traveled … [Read more...]
How to Raise a Drug Free Kid
The straight dope for parents By Joseph A. Califano, Jr. Fireside, a division of Simon & Schuster Reviewed by David Palmer Near the end of Joseph Califano’s book, “How to raise a Drug Free Kid,” the author quotes a father who wrote, “Like so many parents, we didn’t heed the warning signs. We found an empty beer bottle in the backyard, we smelled pot on his clothes, we found an unidentifiable pill in the laundry room; we chalked these things up to normal teen behavior, but we … [Read more...]
