The Readiness is All

September 27, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Faded drawing of man's head in profile, on old-looking, stained paper. The "brain area" is filled with gears.

When addicts and alcoholics are unprepared for the reality of sobriety, it’s all too easy to run back to the familiar hell of addiction.

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Stronger Together: Addiction Group Treatment

September 20, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Practically every form of group devised has been adapted and put to use at some facility.

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Your Greatest Fear

September 5, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

They don’t realize how effectively their actions are undermining their own goal: getting the addict into treatment.

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Why Gender-Specific Rehab?

August 30, 2013 by Joey Holub

One benefit of gender-specific rehab is the reasons for initial substance-seeking can be appropriately addressed by the treatment team and can be processed with like-minded peers.

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Retention

August 26, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Even in remission, the client is still an addict. The challenge is to sustain the remission, going forward.

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Taking the Fifth

August 16, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Faded drawing of man's head in profile, on old-looking, stained paper. The "brain area" is filled with gears.

It can be intimidating to look over the inventory, and think about sharing these shame-laden items with another real live person.

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EBP Shopping

August 9, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

No matter what model you choose, you’re going to want to track outcomes to see how it’s working with your client census.

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Social Networking and Recovery Services

August 7, 2013 by Cecile

Social networking speech is protected, in the United States at least, by the same Constitution that protects other forms of speech.

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Vaillant and the Long Term View of Relapse

August 2, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

He’s able to describe complex phenomena in terms that, with a little work at least, we can understand.

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Addiction Treatment: The Double Standard

July 22, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Addiction has been described as a chronic problem that we’ve attempted to treat as an acute illness –a big reason for the revolving door of relapse.

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