We have four blogs on our site, each with its own focus:

HTT-Fam

How to Talk so Someone With Addiction Will Listen (Families) is a question-and-answer format blog that provides help for families struggling with an addiction problem.

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HTT-Clin

How to Talk so Someone With Addiction Will Listen (Clinicians) is a question-and answer format blog serving as a discussion forum for treatment clinicians & recovery pros.

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Tips

Tips for Treatment Programs is a question-and-answer format blog that gives practical tips for people who want to run excellent treatment & recovery programs.

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Thinking

Thinking About Addiction is a more traditional “sharing our thoughts” blog that responds to news, information, and whatever’s happening for us right now. It’s too long a title to call it “Thinking About Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery” but that’s a better description.

Here’s a feed of all the posts to all of our blogs:

Teachers Reduce Addiction Risk!

March 30, 2012 by Cecile

This is the first data-driven study which shows that teacher support is associated with lower levels of early alcohol use.

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Another Worry for the “Sandwich Generation”

March 29, 2012 by Cecile

For these and other common procedures referred to in the study, we might not even know what the doctor prescribes Mom or Dad afterward.

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Lowering “First Week” ASA Rates

March 28, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

Crisis motivates addicts to seek treatment. But the addict’s motivation to remain in treatment decreases as he feels better.

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Engaging Coerced DUI Clients

March 27, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

First, they don’t understand why they’re in treatment, or how it could possibly benefit them. Second, they’re ticked off about having been coerced.

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Intervention and Publicly Funded Rehab

March 26, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

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Explain your situation and make a request: You want your nephew’s name placed on the admissions list for a date beyond the current waiting list.

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Adding Intervention Services

March 18, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

Families are always complaining about the lack of good, affordable intervention assistance out there (depending on where you live, of course)

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Material Clients Can’t (or Won’t) Read Doesn’t Help Them

March 17, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

It’s not so much that the client is unable to grasp the info as he or she is easily discouraged based on a fund of previous negative experiences in school.

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Are Humans “Hard-Wired” for Getting High?

March 16, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

I think the continuing popularity of substance use through the ages is because in practical terms, substances work.

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Sure, “set boundaries.” How?

March 14, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

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With some people, it’s better not to answer,because they’ll just argue with you anyway. In that case, smile and depart the scene.

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Is LSD Going to Cure Alcoholism?

March 12, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

The Norwegian study is part of an ongoing effort to restore the right of researchers to conduct studies involving therapeutic uses of LSD.

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