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The fewer services you provide, the fewer staff you need, and the more likely you are to have a healthy profit margin.

Many years ago, when I was a young Executive Director, one of the hospital VPs wandered down to my office to inquire about the census. It (continued…)

Most people who enact laws aren’t healthcare experts or even for that matter particularly interested in the subject of addiction and treatment.

Nobody knows exactly how extensive off label prescribing is, but estimates range from a fifth of all prescriptions written in the US, to a third if we just look at psychiatric meds.

We develop habits and routines that seem to have a life of their own– and you’re never more aware of that than when you go to change them.

You understand, on an emotional level, that you’re not really alone, and that everyone isn’t looking down on you for being who you are.

In recovery, shame can be a motivator for change.

In some communities, where resources are few, the only way to access residential services is by getting arrested and sent by the Court.

Maybe for some individuals, whose goal is simply to get off drugs and meet like-minded people, a 12 Step fellowship fits the bill better than, say, the local church or civic group.

Most people in stable recovery got there the hard way, through major alterations in the way they live.