“The Long Path”: Bill W’s Meditation Journey
Drowning men do not seek out meditation teachers to learn how to sit quietly and hope God shows up. They pray, and they pray with desperation and nakedness.
Holistic Wraparound Care Essential For Effective SUD Treatment
It's vital to remember that if someone doesn’t have a safe place to sleep or nutritious food in their belly, they can’t focus on SUD treatments.
Spiritually-Informed Meditation And Medication-Assisted Treatment For Relapse Prevention
Participants in the Meditation condition were 22 times more likely to maintain abstinence than participants in the Relaxation condition.
Column, Letter from the Publisher
From the floor of Congress to city halls in small towns, the outcry is growing – we must stop deaths from opioid overdose!
CCAPP, Column
The Spiritual Aspect of Addiction
Spirituality is now playing a prominent role in the recovery process for addiction.
Column, Recovery Capital & Peer Support
The Importance of Building Personalized Pathways to Recovery
It has long been apparent that the two golden threads of recovery wellbeing relate to engaging in meaningful activities (personal recovery capital) and transitioning from a network supportive of substance use to one supportive of recovery (social recovery capital).
Column, Industry Insider
Employee Retention in the Era of “The Great Resignation”
It would come as no surprise to anyone working in the SUD prevention/treatment and recovery industry that there is an obvious staffing problem that so many providers struggle with.
Column, Counselor Concerns
Mr. Rogers Was Right: Self-Kindness Fuels Healing
Can negative thinking become a worrisome and life-threatening habit?
Column, NALGAP
Honoring the Life of Dana Finnegan – A NALGAP Founder
This special section has been prepared to honor the life of Dana Finnegan, and to offer our condolences and support to her wife Emily.
Column, Topics in Behavioral Health Care
Strategies to Enhance Recovery and Reduce Relapse Risk with Substance Use Disorders
In this article, the authors define terms, review causes and effects of relapse, and findings from clinical trials, surveys of individuals in recovery, and a U.S. population survey.
Column, Wellness
Traveling is a great way to better know yourself and understand others.
Featured Article
Holistic Addiction Treatment for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Approach
An exciting new detox treatment that deals primarily with painless detox from drugs and alcohol known as ibogaine has experienced noteworthy success in the approach to treatment.
Featured Article
“The Long Path”: Bill W’s Meditation Journey
Drowning men do not seek out meditation teachers to learn how to sit quietly and hope God shows up. They pray, and they pray with desperation and nakedness.
Featured Article
Holistic Wraparound Care Essential For Effective SUD Treatment
It's vital to remember that if someone doesn’t have a safe place to sleep or nutritious food in their belly, they can’t focus on SUD treatments.
Featured Article
Spiritually-Informed Meditation And Medication-Assisted Treatment For Relapse Prevention
Participants in the Meditation condition were 22 times more likely to maintain abstinence than participants in the Relaxation condition.
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