When universal education activist and Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai addressed the United Nations in 2013, she pointed out that ìwe cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.î Her words resonated with ...
Common sense suggests that greater patient adherence to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment recommendations is associated with better outcomes. Surprisingly, however, there is limited previous research systematically investigating the adherence-outcome relationship in the context of ...
The world seems to change at a faster and faster pace. For instance, how many of us keep up enough to say we are “tech savvy?” The world of addiction, treatment, and recovery is changing ...
Substance abuse is something most therapists are familiar with and feel comfortable addressing with their clients. I have been giving the information in this article to hundreds of substance abuse therapists, and the common response ...
Parents with a substance use disorder (SUD) are at a higher risk for parenting practices that result in adverse outcomes in children (Harris-McKoy, Meyer, McWey, & Henderson, 2014). Literature suggests that some negative parenting practices ...
The Hoffman Test for Organicity (HTO; Hoffman, 1975) has continued to be refined and redeveloped. Continued testing of clinical patients resulted in the establishment of the original HTO. It was believed that “A dysfunction in ...
Drug use during pregnancy has potentially serious medical consequences for mothers and their infants. Drug exposure during pregnancy is estimated through drug tests and interviews with the mother. Per the 2013 National Survey on Drug ...
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a well-known, evidence-based, brief counseling approach for substance use disorders (SUDs) that combines person-centered principles with strategies for enhancing motivation for change (Miller & Rollnick, 2012). Counselors using MI help their ...
The story of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is one that includes a signer of the Declaration of Independence (not Hamilton), a politician fighting a death-bed promise, an alcoholic billionaire, Freedom Riders, and ...
Addiction is a disease, end of discussion . . . right? As practitioners within the field of behavioral health and wellness, we have all heard the message, loud and clear. Many of us subscribe to ...
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