The Drug We Don’t Call a Drug
Published on: 03/05/2026
Alcohol is a drug, but culture treats it differently. Carmichael Finn explores why in this article.
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Alcohol is a drug, but culture treats it differently. Carmichael Finn explores why in this article.

Over the last decade, we've watched fentanyl reshape the landscape of substance use in America. Overdoses changed. Risk patterns changed. Treatment changed. And now, something even more potent is entering the supply, quietly and quickly.

Boundaries and compassion are not opposites, and neither are boundaries and authenticity. Supervision that lacks compassion becomes dehumanizing, while supervision that lacks boundaries becomes unsafe. Leadership is not choosing one over the other. Leadership is holding both, especially when power is involved.