Is “Instant” Addiction Real?
By: Ralph Ryback M.D, (Psychology Today) Original Source: www.psychologytoday.com The answer lies in the brain Is it possible for someone to become instantly addicted to a drug? Most people might [...]
Learning to Love After Recovery
By Mimi Jones My brother came home from a 12-month stay in rehab. My confidant, my jokester, my BFF is back! His year in rehab seems to have passed in the blink of an eye, but in the moment it [...]
Opioid Crisis is Increasing Treatment Admissions
The longstanding influence of the opioid crisis is showing up in the latest national numbers on trends in substance use treatment admissions. Data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health [...]
Older Patients and Opioid Misuse
Research involving older-adult pain patients at risk of opioid misuse has found that Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques that physicians could implement rapidly can reduce that risk of [...]
Treating People with Addictions as a Collaboration, Not a Confrontation
Motivational Interviewing and Addictions: Collaboration, Not Confrontation By Christina Reardon, MSW, LSW Social Work Today Vol. 15 No. 6 P. 22 Though it has its critics, motivational [...]