A distinctive feature of recovery from addictive disorders is that while people entering recovery have reached a point where they are powerless over the addiction per se, they must assume central responsibility for holding the ...
With multiple nominations and tight races for California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) board of directors positions, CCAPP started 2017 with a full board of motivated professionals. CCAPP recently conducted elections for board ...
The very work of counseling and psychotherapy is relational. Those of us in the field use our very selves as a tool of intervention. We actively utilize our knowledge and insight, training and clinical intuition, ...
Addiction, regardless of the form it takes, is often a distraction from anger and the underlying pain that triggers it. While some individuals with addictions impulsively act out their anger, others avoid and deny it. ...
In Greek mythology, King Sisyphus was condemned to roll a huge boulder up a steep hill with only a moment of satisfaction before it rolled down the hill and he trudged back to repeat this ...
Michael Botticelli, in his term as director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), has been a powerful example of recovery in action, especially by moving the needle of public perception ...
2017. Has there ever been a new year when national headlines have been so dominated by significant developments effecting our societal attitudes toward substance abuse and addiction? Let’s review. Almost lost just prior ...
Plato, perhaps the most famous of ancient philosophers, laid the groundwork for our modern social mores. He believed that ethics were the pillars of good human behavior.
As treatment professionals, recovery advocates, and addiction specialists, we are often challenged with the notion that recovery is ineffective and unattainable for most addicts. Unfortunately, the general public’s understanding of addiction is riddled with misconceptions ...
Alcohol and drug use are common among student-athletes (White & Rabiner, 2011). Underage drinking, drinking and driving, binge drinking (i.e., five drinks in a row per occasion for a male and four per occasion for ...
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