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...
THE CURSE OF THE LOTTERY
Over fifty years ago, the Beatles instructed America’s youth in financial matters of the heart, singing “Money Can’t Buy Me Love.” Years later, then Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke,...
FLORIDA’S MARCHMAN ACT CONSISTENT WITH THE SCIENCE OF TREATING ADDICTION
It is settled science that compulsory treatment or court ordered treatment is an effective tool in assisting individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD) to obtain the help they...
IS TOUGH LOVE EFFECTIVE?
On the night of Dec. 12, 1994, in Madison, Wisconsin, Theresa J. McGovern froze to death in a snow bank. She was 45 years old and the mother of...
