How does Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) tackle the problem of memory and relapse, that mysterious inability to learn from experience? There are a number of ways, which I will discuss in this article. The Casual Relapse ...
What does it mean to actually have “the power of choice”? George DuWors examines the loss of choice in Alcoholics Anonymous and relapse.
It seemed to happen overnight: one day in March I was attending a Twelve Step recovery meeting and receiving my twenty-two-year sobriety chip. The next, the whole country screeched to a halt: meetings were cancelled, ...
What are the three reasons most often given as to why those with drinking problems can't get sober?
Prevention works! However, prevention’s only proof of value is when the data shows change is moving in the right direction. The strategic prevention framework (SPF) used in prevention practice offers a map to a systemic, ...
In 2018 the World Health Organization (WHO) announced plans to include “gaming disorder” in the future International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Far from solidifying a consensus on whether this disorder is “real” or not, the ...
We have all seen the statistics surrounding the opioid epidemic in this country numerous times, and yet they are still alarming: upward of seventy thousand people died from a drug overdose in 2017 alone (NIDA, ...
The medical community has been working to end the opioid crisis for years, but with 130 opioid overdose deaths every day (NIDA, 2019), it is clear that members of the treatment world and government need ...
Evidence indicates that client engagement is among the most important evidence-based practices (Duncan, Miller, & Sparks, 2004). You could be a master therapist with expertise in motivational interviewing (MI), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness meditation, ...
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