I was not close friends with Dr. Ross who passed away last week. But I knew him from the two classes I had taken from him at the Ohio State College of Social Work in 2001 and 2002. The syllabus was useless with him. He was an experiential teacher and class was about whatever...
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The National Association of Social Workers has lobbed a shot across the bow to the Joint Select Committee of 12. In August, Congress appointed 12 members to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction who will make recommendations on ways to increase revenues while reducing the deficit. The Super Committee will hold its first...
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Sen. Tim Grendell, a Chesterland Republican is introducing a bill that would require any Ohioan receiving cash assistance to pay for a drug test. If clean, they would receive the assistance and be reimbursed for the drug screen. His bill mirrors a Florida law. This is one of those pieces of legislation that sounds...
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The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Supplemental Grants were fully funded for the first two quarters for federal fiscal year 2011 and partially funded for the third quarter. There is no funding for the last quarter of the fiscal year. Congress created the Supplemental Grants as part of the 1996 welfare law in...
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There is almost complete consensus that addiction is a disease. The debate has been over whether it’s a psychological condition treated by a psychiatrist in conjunction with the A.A. model, or is it a physical problem treated with the medical model. In an article in the New York Times, Douglas Quenqua takes a look...
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While the General Assembly continues to argue over election law and what constitutes proper identification for voting, I decided to test the system myself. Since most people who seek an Ohio ID are without a drivers license, I started with that assumption. I went to the Hilliard BMV and was told I didn’t have...
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Ohio children had their highest scores on the graduation test since it was implemented in 2004. This is good. However, it doesn’t solve the age old problem of relying on property taxes for school funding. In addition, in order to fill budget shortfalls many states are cutting school funding. The nation and the State...
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I have thought for a while that many Republicans adhere to a form of Social Darwinism. Today, with the release of the new state budget, Governor Kasich and the Republican controlled General Assembly have given me no reason to change my mind. There are many definitions of Social Darwinism, but the main tenant of...
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Yesterday the Ohio Senate passed a bill to closely monitor the dispensing of painkillers. In addition, there is a renewed effort to shut down pill mills and identify patients who are doctor shopping. However, the bill could have an unintended consequence. Most painkillers are opiates which are very addictive. This means the patients who...
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And now for something completely different…. As someone who has professionally and personally researched addiction, I am always on the lookout for recovery related writings. This one is the first guest writing I have posted on The Madrigal Maniac and it is re-posted from The Dirty Rotten Junkie. This particular junkie is not only...
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