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Everybody gets hungry, angry, etc.—it’s normal. Can’t avoid that, can you? That’s life.

Psychological theories that may be of great interest to professionals can seem like messages from Pluto to a rehab patient.

The addict may have tried to control drinking or drug use many times, and failed. This experience leads him to conclude that he can’t change.

Involving the therapeutic team adds strength to the message and can speed the accomplishment of important goals.

For most of us, sleep problems are related to the recovery process itself, and the complex changes that occur as the brain heals following considerable abuse

Simple truth: Nobody can watch over another human being 100% of the time.

I realized something: though in her mind we’d played a principal role in her recovery, she’d actually followed none of the directions we’d given her.

Doesn’t mean we can expect to solve the problem right away, just that we’ve done something that moves us in the direction of a solution — and gives us permission to relax for a while.

The point of the game is to win. You win by knowing the odds and trying to take advantage of them. Even if that means resisting emotional impulses.

Effective websites for addiction treatment programs need to balance between the practical marketing goals that will “sell” our program to patients and referral sources, and the service and information goals that build trust and promote our brand on a broader scale.