Category: Hot Topics
The vision lives on
I entered this field as an interventionist, becoming involved with families focused on an initially identified individual. I would facilitate admission to a treatment program and also provide assistance to that individual after […]
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Want a quick fix, or an effective fix for behavior health issues?
“The customer is always right! Right?” This expression works great for most organizations providing a service to a client/customer. But what should providers do when the customer is asking for […]
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What’s in a Name?
There is much discussion in the field of substance use disorder about the stigma associated with the words “addiction” and “alcoholism.” Being old enough to remember when there was no […]
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Tips for Schools to Help a Student Struggling with Addiction or Mental Illness
Teachers and counselors have one of the busiest jobs trying to keep track of all of their students, their assignments, tests, attendance, etc. What about their students’ health, physically and […]
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Drinking Around a Loved One in Recovery
As an opiate and cocaine addict in recovery I sometime think, “Oh, those poor alcoholics. How do they do it? Their favorite drug is right in front of them all […]
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Does Treatment Work?
While the war on drugs rages on and the opioid crisis continues to worsen, the arguments continue: Treatment works! Treatment doesn’t work! The “bad science” of the 12-step modality — […]
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Unintended Consequences
When I came to work for Family Recovery Resource Experts in January, I knew a little bit of “therapy lingo,” but not as a licensed practitioner. Coming into the role […]
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Enabling Negative Behavior
Enabling is a term you hear quite a bit in the recovery community. It comes with a negative connotation. Family and friends are warned not to enable. When I think […]
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The God Concept in Alcoholics Anonymous
If you go to a 12-step meeting such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous, you’re gonna hear the G word: “God.” I have had clients reject the idea of AA […]
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