Emerging Drug Trends in 2026: Medetomidine, BTMPS, and the Changing Fentanyl Supply
If you’ve been following recent conversations around substance use, you may have heard that the street drug supply is changing quickly. In my work at Donlan Counseling Services, clients have been describing shifts in how substances feel and behave—often before these trends reach wider awareness. Two emerging concerns—medetomidine in fentanyl and a newer adulterant called […]
The Human Cost of Greatness: Chronic Pain, Trauma, and the Reality of Addiction
Tiger Woods’ story is bigger than headlines and public judgment. It is a human story about pressure, pain, insomnia, trauma, and the reality of addiction.
The Paradox of Progress: Why Addiction Deaths Are Dropping—But Treatment Still Isn’t Working for Everyone
“We’ve gotten better at keeping people alive—but not always at helping them live.”