Addiction and Behavioral Health
COVID-19 has revealed weaknesses in the gold standard for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. The methadone dispensing arm of opioid treatment programs…
As of this writing, thirty-five states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana (hereafter referred to as “cannabis”), and an…
Our bodies and brains are like radio antennae, gathering information from our environment. Our brains and bodies respond to every experience by…
Racial/ethnic discrimination, a practice of oppression, exclusion, and unequal treatment of stigmatized groups, has gained increased attention as a salient source of…
Whether you should maintain your website by yourself is a decision every behavioral health care provider must make for themselves. In truth,…
Safe and stable housing is critical to recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders. By providing housing and other support to individuals,…
According to a recent report on drug use published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), nearly 20 million…
As we travel through life, many of us navigate a series of shifts concerning our beliefs in a higher power (or lack…
How does Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) tackle the problem of memory and relapse, that mysterious inability to learn from experience? There are a…
Parents of individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) must have a high tolerance for aberrant behavior. My two sons struggled for decades…
Professionalism is as defined “the skill, good judgment, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do…
In the changing substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery landscape, it can be unclear to individuals and family members just how…
