New Year’s Resolutions and Self-control
New Year’s is the time when many of us make resolutions to replace questionable habits with better ones. We decide to lose weight, eat healthier, drink less, or change...
Relapse Prevention – The Question of When
Relapse Prevention is important in addiction recovery. People who learn relapse prevention skills have a lower risk of relapse, and a better quality of life during periods of recovery....
Naltrexone Therapy for Addiction Recovery
This opioid blocking agent can save lives.
What is Naltrexone Therapy?
Naltrexone is non-addictive/non-narcotic FDA approved medication that blocks the brain’s receptors for...
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...
WHAT IS THE KEY TO FAMILY RECOVERY? INFORMATION,TRANSFORMATION, AND SUPPORT!
Anyone who has been in recovery knows that sustaining The Miracle of Recovery often carries with it a tremendous amount of work, sweat and tears. And to get to...
ADDICTION – A FAMILY’S WORST NIGHTMARE
There are only a few words in the English language that can evoke more pain and wider range of emotions in a parent than, “your child is addicted to...
DEFYING THE SOFT BIGOTRY OF LOW EXPECTATIONS
My name is Andrew Burki and I’m a person in long term recovery who hasn’t found it necessary to take drugs or drink alcohol since December 5, 2001. I’m the product...
EMPOWERMENT: HOPE, HEALING AND RECOVERY IN WOMEN’S HEALTH
This essay is about hope, healing, and recovery regarding women impacted by the opioid epidemic. It is not about blame, shame, or placing guilt on anyone or any system such as...
WHY TOUGH LOVE MIGHT FINALLY BE THE ANSWER
CONFRONTING YOUR LOVED ONE ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS DIFFICULT. BUT TAKING A FIRM STANCE – AND NOT BACKING DOWN – MAY BE THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN GIVE THEM.
At 22 years...
The Crooked Road Of Recovery: Rethinking Relapses And Success In Addiction Treatment And Research
It’s Friday night in West Los Angeles. As Angelenos flock with their entourages to trendy restaurants and night clubs, an eclectic group of recovering addicts attend Shabbat services at Beit T’Shuvah...