One of the most important developments within the alcohol and other drug problems arena has been the recent emergence of recovery support institutions that lie beyond or between the traditional categories of professionally-directed addiction treatment ...
Currently the number of overweight or obese adults in America exceeds 65 percent (CDC, 2016). Numerous health agencies and treatment specialists are increasingly acknowledging that for most Americans struggling with weight-related health issues, diet and ...
Cannabis use is the most commonly used illicit substance in the United States, with approximately 8.4 percent of the population aged twelve and older reporting current use (SAMHSA, 2014). Heavy cannabis use can lead to ...
We sat in a circle, the first night of the weekly Hunger, Hope, and Healing yoga therapy group: “I’ve been chubby since I was a kid. Everyone criticized me, including my parents. For ...
Matters were a lot simpler in the 1960s and 1970s. In the US, homegrown marijuana had low THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) content, and in order to get a better quality product people sought hashish from Germany or ...
Much has been written about recovery-oriented systems of care in African American communities (Sanders, 2013; Sanders, Sanders, & White, 2006) and American Indian communities (Coyhis & White, 2002; Coyhis, 1990; Coyhis, 2000), but little has ...
Rates of substance misuse and disorder remain much higher among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals relative to heterosexual individuals (McCabe, Hughes, Bostwick, West, & Boyd, 2009). LGB individuals also experience higher rates of minority-based ...
National drug policy leadership emanating from the White House has a rich history, with this modern history dating from Dr. Jerome Jaffe’s 1971 appointment to head the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention (SAODAP). ...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth and adults are an increasingly visible component of the work of many behavioral health professionals. Who are LGBTQ clients and what information do you need to be ...
Is life so difficult for some adolescents in America that they don’t want to get out of bed each day? While presenting a clinical workshop at a long-term residential treatment center I met a young ...
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