SEARCHING FOR OUR TRIBE
Although we savor the freedom to be ourselves, and, not withstanding our lifelong quest to be who we will become, we instinctively seek something more. We struggle against autonomy...
SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN’T GET THERE FROM HERE – A REVIEW OF THE...
A few months ago, USA Today ran a damning report titled: “U.S. deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide hit highest level since record-keeping began.” This wasn’t a human interest...
A PAINFUL TRUTH ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RETIREMENT AND ADDICTIVE ILLNESS
During the last three years of my employment as a psychotherapist for a psychiatry program in a busy medical school practice, I found that my pending retirement at age...
POSTSECONDARY TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION IN RECOVERY
Some of the greatest losses for many individuals who have struggled with addiction is the loss of a supportive networks of families, friends, and communities. Since the 1930’s, recovery...
SAVING MYSELF
I walked down the church hallway looking for the support group for parents of addicts. Entering the room, I kept my head down, avoiding eye contact. The room was...
HOW A MOBILE APP CAN HELP TREAT ADDICTION AND MOOD DISORDERS
Limited access to mental health care is one of the biggest public health problems facing us today. Technology can help us change that.
Maintaining your mental...
ADDERALL: WHY IT IS BEING ABUSED AND WHAT WE CAN DO
Modern life bears little resemblance to the lives past generations have lived. Technology has changed, expectations have changed and how we spend our time has changed. In today’s world...
IS CAPITALISM DRIVING AMERICA’S DRUG EPIDEMIC?
Andrea was in her 17th day of addiction treatment for opioids when she was called in to the administration office. She had been through so much at this point,...
CELL PHONES: ADDICTION OR ADAPTATION?
It seems like everyone has thought about, discussed or made jokes about cell phone use being an addiction. We began such a discussion. It began with a conversation about...
LIVING BEYOND – RESIST YOUR IMPULSES AND STAY SOBER
Staying sober should not be about constructing walls to avoid personal temptations, but rather about learning to manage the impulses that lead us to drink. Moreover, the addiction model...
