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It is another new year, and there is no time like the present to put into action a happy and healthy lifestyle plan.
Some believe that kratom, a relatively obscure drug, may be a possible weapon against the opioid epidemic that has plagued the US in recent years. But along with with the drug’s growing popularity and easy ...
This is the second installment in a three-column series dealing with aging and wellness in recovery. The first column focused largely on identifying and counteracting threats to sobriety that commonly occur as we grow older. ...
Dear Dr. Toni: I am a psychologist who works primarily in the recovery field. I imagine that I should be consulting you privately, but as my practice has taken a hit the last few ...
There is no question that the longer a patient is in a treatment “system,” not a treatment “program,” the better the treatment outcome is likely to be (NIDA, 2012). One example is impaired physician programs, ...
When a family contacts me to help a loved one who is suffering from active addiction, and is interested in an intervention, I am confident they are in a desperate situation. They see me, the ...
“I was once a very good girl. I did what was expected of me. I cleaned my room and got good grades. I kept quiet and didn’t brag. I tried to be nice, like everyone, ...
In my last article titled “Prayer: What is it?” I said that I’m a critic of religious statements that sound great but make no sense to me. Anything, if you expect people to believe in ...
In the summer of 1970, when those of us of my generation were still wearing our hair long, still believing in peace and love, and who were just content with being everyday people, Eric Burdon ...
This is the first column that will focus on issues related to group leaders and group treatments since this modality is often the main form of treatment in programs for substance use (SUD) or co-occurring ...
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