Dear Dr. Toni: I am an educated female professional in my forties who works with women as a coach. I have been in a long-distance relationship with a man for the past year. ...
It’s hard to believe, but conference time is quickly approaching. It is amazing to consider the long list of accomplishments that have been made by this organization since CAARR and CAADAC have consolidated to form ...
This is the second and final installment in a series dealing with adverse repercussions of our growing isolation from nature. In the previous column I introduced the concept of nature deficit disorder (NDD) as a ...
On occasion, this column highlights an addiction research center in the country. The idea is to pass on practical clinical information generated from such programs to addiction professionals. This time we highlight The Center on ...
In my previous article I alluded to my book When God Becomes a Drug (1998) in which I placed religious extremism in the context of fanatical, addictive behavior. It was dangerous then, and with the ...
This addiction treatment field has had major conflicts about abstinence versus harm reduction or moderation management. This controversy requires some closer scrutiny. While it is clear that the dispute has its roots in ...
How many times have you driven to a destination and realized upon arrival that you don’t recall most of the sights along the way? Jon, a patient of mine, was experiencing difficulty connecting to ...
Diacetylmorphine abuse has been widely discussed in literary forms, as well as in song. In the December 2014 issue of Counselor, the connection between musicians and this highly addictive substance was explored. In part two ...
Writing about such an important topic has prompted me to reflect on the adolescent girls with whom I have worked in multiple settings all across the country and outside the country, as well as those ...
In my previous article, I discussed common financial problems among clients with behavioral health (BH) disorders as well as causes and effects of these. I stated that recovery may involve physical, psychological, social, family, spiritual, ...
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