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Research shows that stigmatization predicts substance dependence

According to a 2014 study published in the Canadian Journal of Psychology, stigmatization is the key predictor of substance dependence. That is, because people with substance dependence are often seen as morally inferior, they are discriminated against and treated as… Continue Reading →

Set and Setting are crucial in using substances

In order to better understand substance use/abuse, there are two (2) concepts that are far too under-discussed: 1) set; and, 2) setting. Set is the user’s state of mind while using.  For example, if a person has just learned that… Continue Reading →

When it comes to Addiction, doing nothing can kill

Doing nothing is, not only the enemy of healthy change, but it can also kill. We don’t live in a world of neutrality. Nope. Ours is a world of constant evolution and activity. If a rock is well entrenched in… Continue Reading →

Stop wasting time on legislating morality

Once again, the myth that substance abuse is a conscious choice rears its ignorant head. And once again, uninformed people offer “supply-side” solutions to a “demand-side” problem. It can become frustrating to hear, time and again, how people who struggle… Continue Reading →

Playing the guitar opens doors

I started blogging about a little over a year ago with the intention of providing free continuing education (CE) to therapists, counselors, and social workers. And, while very few have actually taken up my offer of free CE, my blog… Continue Reading →

Maybe there isn't anything real under the sun

Maybe there are no new frontiers. Man can fly over every inch of land and he can build machines to scan every inch of the oceans. Telescopes can probe into the farthest reaches of space and nearly everything on earth… Continue Reading →

A brief intervention

If someone were shooting a video of his feet while he walked, the video would have captured his stride and cadence and pace and any viewer would have recognized the steps of an elderly man. The viewer would notice the… Continue Reading →

Does failure have value?

I study ways of becoming successful. Whether it’s for success within a treatment program or success on a large project, there are literally hundreds of programs that provide different tools and techniques for becoming successful. However, even though all of… Continue Reading →

I write; therefore, I am

If Descartes was because he thought, then he was language because language and thought cannot be separated. Without any doubt, the way we use language defines us, just as Descartes was aware of his consciousness, my use of language defines… Continue Reading →

Addiction can be symptomatic of a deeper issue

We’ve all seen interventions depicted in movies: Family and friends gather around someone, usually with the guidance of a counselor, and provide evidence about how and why that person should stop using a particular substance.  The goal of this intervention… Continue Reading →

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