By the time kids are in 8th grade, they’re already feeling the peer pressure and starting to experiment with nicotine, illicit drugs, and al

How many of you have lost sleep this week with the overturning of Roe v Wade? Well, I have! In my heart, I had always felt that things...

Last week, we got a call from one of our sons with tragic news: his friend Joey had overdosed. He was 27. Sadly, this wasn’t the first,...

We recently had the honor to present at the National Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists (NACBT) international conference, The...

Let me explain: Remission rates for substance addictions are much lower than those of other chronic illnesses, such as diabetes or heart...

Hi Everyone, We are excited to announce that you can now take the assessment and receive Compris' new actionable Wellness Profile. This...

Hi Everyone, Did you know that substance-related illnesses cause 637,000 deaths each year in the US (67,300 from overdose) at a cost of...

Hi Everyone, Our workplaces look very different than just a few months ago due to COVID-19. The stresses that employees suffer, and...

A somber and hopeful hello to everyone today, BLACK LIVES MATTER. Of course all lives matter too, but amidst the 400 year old bigotry,...

Hi everyone, It’s been a while since we’ve gone “back to basics” about what we are doing and why we feel Compris is so important. We’ve...

Hi Everyone, Staring into a computer screen at yet another person in a box, I was heartened to learn more about the humanity in a world...

Hi Everyone, We're sure you've been inundated with COVID-19 these days, and for good reason. However, we would be remiss if we didn't...

Hi Everyone, Did you know that half of the primary convictions among federal prisons are for drug offenses? Did you also know that of...

Hi Everyone, We recently attended the Midwest Opioid Response Innovation Conference 2020 held at MATTER in Chicago. The lost opportunity...

After surviving an opioid overdose in an emergency room, a patient decided he was ready to get help for his addiction. The ER staff...

A 60 year old homeless physician was treated at an emergency room due to an overdose. He developed an opioid addiction after being...

Hi Everyone, The American Society of Addictions Medicine's (ASAM) has a revised definition of addiction: “Addiction is a treatable,...

Hi Everyone, Last week, a 51 year old man was taken to a neighborhood E.R. after a deadly opioid overdose. His relatives, also misusing...

Hi Everyone, Around the nation, leaders are calling for a ban on flavored e-cigarettes. Vaping is now the latest healthcare epidemic for...

Hi Everyone, Given that 1 in 10 adults are misusing drugs, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is recommending that primary...