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Research shows Life skills training aids recovery, also, water is wet

I try to keep abreast of research within the substance abuse treatment field. it’s important that I keep on top of the latest and greatest evidence. But sometimes, the research is kind of dumb. The methods may be sound and… Continue Reading →

two things you can do to help an addict

While there isn’t much anyone can do to “cure” an addict, there are two (2) things people can do for their addicted loved one: 1) Learn to say no; and, 2) Seek to become the best version of themselves that… Continue Reading →

We MUST account for trauma consciousness

Why the hell am I doing this? I’ve asked myself this question several times over the last few days and yesterday may have shed some light on my reasons. I sat down with a client and as we talked about… Continue Reading →

Hate Addiction? Buy, read, and USE this book!

If you purchase, read, and most importantly, USE 49 Tips and Insights for Understanding Addiction (you can buy it here), you are taking a positive step towards understanding Substance Abuse & Addiction. While there is no magic bullet that can… Continue Reading →

Let’s not vilify ANY substance

It’s all too easy to point to a substance and say, “that’s evil” or “that’s the problem with things in my life.”  I’ve written about heroin and its relationship with actual evil. Although I do think the conditions associated with… Continue Reading →

Time isn’t what we think it is, just ask someone with PTSD

Time, to me, is an everflowing container of both subjective and objective past, present, and future states of reality. While we all have our challenges, healthy people appear to appreciate the past’s impact on their lives, live within the present… Continue Reading →

No one is coming to save us….

I think, sadly, that it might be human nature to think that there is someone or something coming to “save us” from whatever we face. But there isn’t. We are responsible for our own life outcomes, both personally and professionally…. Continue Reading →

The 3 types of Addicts I’ve experienced

In my years of working and living with addicts, I have learned, all too well, that there is no “one size fits all” way to deal with and “help” addicts. I’ve found that there are very different ways and means… Continue Reading →

Really, being accountable ain’t bad….

I don’t really know why I wrote my first book. If someone had told me that putting words into the universe in book form meant that I would always have to answer for those words, I may have thought twice… Continue Reading →

Families of addicts need to wake the F up!

I’ve been providing “pro bono” substance abuse treatment for almost ten (10) years now.  However, I haven’t taken on any cases for one reason and one reason only: Addict’s families simply don’t want to recognize that they are part of… Continue Reading →

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