Kim May
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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Kim May
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
Is my gambling a problem?
So, you gamble. You like it, it’s fun. You have some winnings under your belt. But maybe your losses have begun to stack up. The type of...
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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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Kim May
- Jan 7, 2021
- 4 min
Resolutions For Your Resolutions
Eat better. Exercise more. Quit smoking. Get organized. Drink less alcohol. Wake up earlier. Stop using drugs. Spend more quality time...
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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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Kim May
- Nov 4, 2020
- 5 min
The problem with tough love
Caring about someone who struggles with substance use can be many things—devastating, overwhelming, scary, frustrating, confusing, even...
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Kim May
- Oct 28, 2020
- 5 min
Floccinaucinihilipilification
No, a cat did not sit on my keyboard. The title is indeed a real word and it means “the estimation that something has no value”. The...
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Kim May
- Oct 13, 2020
- 5 min
Methadone Part 2: Myths
Methadone treatment is widely criticized, but often, those criticisms are based on myths or lack of understanding. Granted, methadone,...
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Kim May
- Oct 7, 2020
- 6 min
Take a Breath
Though most of the time we take breathing for granted, 2020 has forced us to consider the circumstances in which the ability to breathe...
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Kim May
- Sep 30, 2020
- 4 min
Fentanyl & Harm Reduction
Harm reduction practitioners accept that not all substance use is problematic. Perhaps this is a crude metaphor, but let’s compare it to...
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Kim May
- Sep 23, 2020
- 5 min
Methadone Treatment: An Overview
For many years I worked at a methadone clinic. Although I learned many important things about being a clinician in graduate school, I...
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Kim May
- Sep 15, 2020
- 4 min
The Boundary Series Part 4: Time Boundaries
Some years back when I was job hunting, I was interested in two positions. One was close to my house and had non-traditional hours, but...
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Kim May
- Sep 8, 2020
- 5 min
Continuum of Use
Often, substance use is viewed from a binary perspective. You either use or you do not. Therefore, many treatment approaches treat...
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Kim May
- Sep 2, 2020
- 5 min
The Boundary Series, Part 3: emotional boundaries
Of all the types of boundaries, emotional boundaries are without a doubt the hardest to navigate. Trying to identify them can feel...
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Kim May
- Aug 25, 2020
- 4 min
Why alcohol and cocaine just don’t mix
Many people feel that the best way to use cocaine is to use it with alcohol. People like the perceived counterbalance they feel occur...
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Kim May
- Aug 17, 2020
- 5 min
The Boundary Series, Part 2: physical boundaries
Long before the required social distancing of the COVID-19 era, Seinfeld was well attuned to the discomfort that occurs when people get...
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Kim May
- Aug 12, 2020
- 5 min
The Boundary Series: Part 1, an overview
Odds are good that at some point in your life, someone has stressed the importance of boundaries. Odds are also good they weren’t...
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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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Kim May
- Jul 28, 2020
- 4 min
Heroin and Harm Reduction
Most of us do things every day to mitigate harm to ourselves and each other. We use sunscreen to protect us from harmful UV rays. We wear...
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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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