The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis has released its initial draft recommendations. A bipartisan commission of policy makers and scientists, this commission has been tasked with the development of a ...
“I always looked forward to being a grandmother. I pictured myself holding a new baby, reading the books my children enjoyed to this child, and having a new life to love. I never imagined I ...
Having worked in addiction health care for nearly four decades, I have found the stigma behind substance-related disorders to be one of the most crippling hindrances to widespread recovery. This stigma, exacerbated among pregnant women ...
Addiction is a disease, end of discussion . . . right? As practitioners within the field of behavioral health and wellness, we have all heard the message, loud and clear. Many of us subscribe to ...
The story of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is one that includes a signer of the Declaration of Independence (not Hamilton), a politician fighting a death-bed promise, an alcoholic billionaire, Freedom Riders, and ...
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a well-known, evidence-based, brief counseling approach for substance use disorders (SUDs) that combines person-centered principles with strategies for enhancing motivation for change (Miller & Rollnick, 2012). Counselors using MI help their ...
Looking back over this year’s headlines on so many happenings in the world of addiction and behavioral health, it may be excusable to have given short shrift to one of this decade’s most important documents: ...
The holidays present challenges for some individuals in recovery from addiction, especially those who are new to the process. Following are ideas I have discussed with groups of individuals in treatment during the holidays to ...
Since the beginning of addiction treatment, abstinence has been heralded as the goal for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Yet, while abstinence as the goal, this is inconsistent with the reality that for many programs, ...
Shuvendu Sen, MD, is a nationally and internationally recognized physician, author, speaker, and a humanitarian for over twenty years. He is director and associate program director of the internal medicine residency program at Raritan Bay ...
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