Professionalism is as defined “the skill, good judgment, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well” (Merriam-Webster, 2020). This quality is not restricted to what we ...
Explore relapse warning signs and get a simple, three-part, relapse prevention education series that is easily administered by any addiction professional in part six.
When people are asked to describe substance use prevention, most (including youth), define it as telling someone not to do drugs and not to drink alcohol. For years, our youth have been drilled with the ...
The connection between gambling disorder and substance use disorder (SUD) has been well established in the DSM.
In part three of this six-part series, we will continue our discussion of setup behaviors that lead to the craving cycle. Remember that, despite its danger, many alcohol and drug treatment centers focus merely on ...
Everyone has heard the famous saying by Benjamin Franklin, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” (Medrut, 2018). This saying was meant to convey the idea that it takes less effort to ...
Every year as the summer sun dries the fields and bakes the forests surrounding our residential treatment center, my fire awareness is triggered. So starts the months-long fire season in California. In the past three ...
If addicts and alcoholics use chemicals to avoid uncomfortable emotions, teaching them to feel and tolerate such emotions should be seen as primary in chemical dependence (CD) treatment. With this article, I hope to prompt ...
I hate writing progress notes. You probably do, too. They are often the most unpleasant part of our jobs, but also one of the most critical, particularly in the world of addictive disorder treatment. We ...
“Arthur is an addict, a loving flawed parent, a kind soul, and . . . stuck. Should . . . can I keep trying?” asks Nancy, his wife. I frequently have either individuals or couples ...
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