October is National Recovery Month!
Why do we have it? The public needs to be educated. Last year, there were over 107,000 overdose deaths in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. …
Read MoreHow To Manage Stress
April is National Stress Awareness Month. Boy, as children get older, they face stress because of academics, family dynamics, extra -curricular pressures and social media influences, sometimes simultaneously. In a…
Read More“People, Places, and Things” to Avoid During the Holidays
Families will be reuniting for the holidays soon. How will it be different after the Covoid pandemic? No longer isolated, how will this family time be different from last year?…
Read MoreFounder of “Moms of Adult Addicts, Moms Thriving Together” Shares Tips During Nat’l Recovery Month
Pamela Evans, started a Facebook group called “Moms of Adult Addicts, Moms Thriving Together.” This group, formed in 2019, now has 11.4 K members. There is obviously a need for…
Read More“Honey works Better than Vinegar”: Contingency Management Programs in Recovery
If you’ve never heard of a contingency management program in out or in-patient treatment centers, it’s because it’s under utilized. It’s a behavior modification system in which rewards are contingent…
Read MoreWhat’s so Smart About Smart Recovery?
Founded in 1994 by Dr. Joe Gerstein, an internist and pain management doctor as well as a Harvard Professor of Medicine, SMART RECOVERY is NOT a Twelve-Step Program. …
Read MoreAddiction In The Family: What Are Your Child’s Chances?
It seems that everyone’s family has a member who suffers/suffered from alcohol/drug abuse: Uncle Ralph who drinks too much, Nana who’s hooked on pain pills because of her back…
Read MoreAddiction Stigma Keeping Away Those Who Need Treatment
The Surgeon General Jerome Adams states that “stigma keeps people from coming forward and asking for help.” Stigma is defined as a set of negative beliefs that a group or…
Read MoreHow To Evaluate An Addiction Treatment Program
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA), approximation in 2017, at least 20 to 23 million Americans age 12 or older needed treatment for substance abuse…
Read MoreRead Between The Lines Of These “Emotional Growth Schools”
Eager for their child’s rehabilitation, many parents are hoodwinked by glossy brochures and the advice of educational consultants. I know I was. Therapeutic boarding schools spell R-E-L-I-E-F to a parent…
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