DOES RELAPSE MEAN TREATMENT FAILURE?
Relapse in most cases is not self-inflicted. Relapse-prone patients experience a gradual progression of symptoms that create so much pain that they become unable to function in sobriety. They turn to...
What Happens In Treatment
The first step to getting help for any addiction is to agree to get it. In my forty + (yes I am getting old) years of practice, I have discovered that...
Evidenced Based Scientifically Proven Advancements In Holistic Addiction And Mental Health Treatment
Addiction treatment is very personal to me. Nearly thirty-years ago it was me who was having trouble getting free of drugs. My behavior when I was using nearly ruined my life...
Codependence In Men
Heard at a meeting: “My father was the highest power in my family”
Men think and act differently from women when confronted with addiction. They are driven to take action immediately rather...
Back To The Basics Of Recovery- Steps Six and Seven
Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
Some A.A. pioneers refer to Steps Six and Seven as the “second surrender.” In...
Prevention Is Not Just Another Catch Phrase
Everywhere you turn someone is talking about the war on drugs. Opiate addiction claims 16,000 lives annually, surpassing alcoholism in many regions of the United States. Missouri, Ohio, California, Arizona, Michigan,...
Understanding Prescription Drug Addiction
Somewhere, at this very moment, a man’s wife agonizes as she receives a call from the police—her husband has been arrested for forging prescriptions for tranquilizers. In another community, a mother...
The Untold Secret
Actually, it is not a secret but more like an aspect of addiction hidden in plain sight. For decades we’ve split off mental health from addiction and alcoholism. The history of...
An Overview Of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Many rehab centers use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to facilitate the rehabilitation of the client. But what is CBT, and why is it useful?
CBT is actually a classification of a therapy...
A Fresh Perspective On Drugs And Crime
I talk to a lot of law enforcement professional as the North Miami Police Chaplain and they are frustrated. Everyday they go out and put their life on the line to...
