I recently found myself walking along the streets of Edgartown, Mass. The town, an old whaling port on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, was my home for the summers of t
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) estimates nearly 2 million Americans abused or were dependent upon opioids in 2007 (OSA, 2009). Rec

The February 2010 issue of Counselor contained an article by William A. Rule titled “Self-Disclosure in Addictions Counseling: To Tell or Not to Tell.”  We are grate

Addiction counselors always seem eager to know what client variables predict treatment outcome, and that is the focus of this column.
Treatment prediction variables are 

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“There is no difference between an inappropriate orgasm and a recovered alcoholic taking a drink.” —“Gerard,” 45, sober 10 years.

“We (sex addicts) detox too.
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The chemical dependency treatment profession has become more research-oriented, yielding evidenced-based treatments and increased knowledge on the neurobiology of chemica