Trauma, Addiction, and the Community
For many individuals in recovery self-help groups have evolved to give encouragement, support, and understanding to individuals who face lifelong trauma. Support groups outline a way of living that...
GUIDE TO SOBRIETY DURING THE HOLIDAYS
If you think you are at risk for substance misuse, be realistic about how the holidays can increase your anxiety and stress and lead to dangerous behavior
THE ELDERLY SUFFER IN SILENCE FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE
At a recent conference on substance abuse among the elderly, Brenda Iliff, Director of the Hazelden Betty Ford Older Adult Program, reported a precipitous increase in substance abuse among...
SUGAR HIGHS: IS MARIJUANA THE REAL GATE-WAY DRUG?
Our children are dying en masse of opioid overdoses and the federal government is going back in a time machine arguing that marijuana is a gate-way drug. As they...
6 PARENTING TIPS FOR WHEN ADDICTION RUNS IN THE FAMILY
You may have heard it said that “addiction is a family disease.” That’s true in more ways than one, but in its most fundamental sense, it means that addiction...
SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS: A GRIEVING MOMS POINT OF VIEW.
The holidays. Those two words used to bring such joy to my heart and plans to my head. I would head to the store with my list and always...
RELAPSE PREVENTION PLANNING – PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES
Understanding the framework and basic principles that underlie the relapse prevention planning process is essential for successful outcomes and lifelong recovery. Accompanying each principle is a brief procedure or...
LIVING BEYOND – THE BRAIN, ADDICTION AND DISCRIMINATION
When we think of addicts, we seldom associate the word discrimination. Yet, there is clearly an undeniable association between discrimination and addiction. Although scientific research has proven that addiction...
MONEY AND POLITICS: THE OPIATE EPIDEMIC
Opiate addiction, distinctly a healthcare problem, has grown into a national epidemic, the bounds of which have not yet been completely realized. HHS has stated that 3-4 % of...
AMERICA’S OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND TEENS – SAVE A LIFE
Almost every day we hear about deaths caused by overdoses of opiates or opioid. (The word opioid include opiates.) The statistics for the general population are increasingly alarming as...
