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Cutting Off the Cash
As we explored their dilemma, the father suddenly had an insight: the money he gave his son, regardless of reason, just wound up in some in some drug dealer’s pocket.
Topics: enabling and provoking
The Advice Trap
There are folks who make the rounds, getting the same advice over and over, and never putting it into action.
Topics: communication, defense mechanisms, enabling and provoking
Relaxing in Recovery
There’s not much point in pretending that all those years of dousing the brain with toxins hasn’t left its mark.
Topics: early recovery, relaxation, stress, tools for recovery
Landing On Your Feet
For most of us, personal risk management boils down to inserting a process of logical reasoning between the desire and the action.
Topics: decision making, early recovery, maintaining sobriety, risk factors
Running for Recovery
It’s difficult to gab or text with your friends or play Candy Crush while you’re struggling to assume the yoga position.
Topics: maintaining sobriety, tools for recovery
Trauma and Memory
In fact, it’s often difficult to convince the trauma patient to seek treatment, in part because of fear of having to re-experience the event.
Topics: addiction and the brain, co-occurring disorders, trauma
Medical Cannabis in Addiction Treatment
The field is getting accustomed to patients arriving in addiction treatment complaining of problems with prescription opioids, stimulants, sedatives, etc, while actively enrolled in medical cannabis programs.
Topics: cannabis, prescription medications, research