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Kimberly May, LPC-S, LMFT

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    Substance Use in the LGBTQ+ Population
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    • May 4
    • 4 min

    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...
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    What is Harm Reduction?
    Kim May
    • Mar 17
    • 4 min

    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...
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    Your brain and body on alcohol
    Kim May
    • Feb 14
    • 6 min

    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...
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    What is a neurotransmitter?
    Kim May
    • Feb 8
    • 5 min

    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)...
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    15 (useful?) Facts about Alcohol
    Kim May
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    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...
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    Why Saving Lives is Harder in Texas
    Kim May
    • Oct 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    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...
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    So, what is a hangover?
    Kim May
    • Sep 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    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...
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    Essential Overdose Prevention
    Kim May
    • Sep 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Changing our Habits
    Kim May
    • May 26, 2021
    • 4 min

    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,...
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    Understanding Substance Use
    Kim May
    • May 12, 2021
    • 4 min

    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....
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    The Buprenorphine Bias
    Kim May
    • May 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Buprenorphine Bias

    Even though buprenorphine is an evidence-based treatment for opioid dependence, there are very few substance use facilities that will...
    24 views0 comments
    You are NOT an addict or an alcoholic
    Kim May
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    You are NOT an addict or an alcoholic

    This is important, so I am going to repeat myself. You are NOT an addict or an alcoholic. You are a person. You may struggle with drug...
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    Blackouts: What they are and how to avoid them
    Kim May
    • Mar 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    Blackouts: What they are and how to avoid them

    It has happened to the best of us. We start drinking, we remember getting to the bar and that annoying song was playing. We remember...
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    Crack: Facts and Safety
    Kim May
    • Feb 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    Crack: Facts and Safety

    This may come as a surprise to you, but there are no pharmacological differences between crack and cocaine. The two main differences...
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    Ho, ho, ugh: Holidays and Substance Use
    Kim May
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 4 min

    Ho, ho, ugh: Holidays and Substance Use

    Perhaps the holidays are one of your favorite times of the year. Or, maybe you dread them the way other people dread Tax Day. Regardless...
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    The MDMA effect
    Kim May
    • Aug 4, 2020
    • 5 min

    The MDMA effect

    For Family Guy enthusiasts, there is an episode in which Peter takes ecstasy. He is overtaken with how soft and amazing everything is,...
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    Opiates and opioids
    Kim May
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 5 min

    Opiates and opioids

    When I was working at the methadone clinic, an older conservative woman I know asked me what the people there looked like. I told her...
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    A (very) brief history of cannabis
    Kim May
    • Jul 6, 2020
    • 5 min

    A (very) brief history of cannabis

    If you have never seen the 1936 film, Reefer Madness, coronavirus quarantine is probably a good time to check it out. Bizarre, dramatic,...
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    Self-compassion & substance use
    Kim May
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 4 min

    Self-compassion & substance use

    If I were to see you trip and spill coffee on yourself, my instinct would be to assist you. I would think, “that sucks they tripped” and...
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    Alcohol poisoning & binge drinking
    Kim May
    • Jun 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    Alcohol poisoning & binge drinking

    I got alcohol poisoning as a teenager. I would tell you about it, but frankly I don’t remember it. I have recollections of laughing and...
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