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    Posted January 29, 2021

    We Need To Talk About Another Pandemic Mental Health Crisis: Therapist Burnout (Forbes Magazine)

    There is a clear mental health crisis and growing need for care in the United States. A recent Gallup poll showed American’s assessment of their own mental health is “worse than it has [...]

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    Posted January 28, 2021

    The Shame of Addiction

    Shame is an emotion that is well-known to all addicts. It is often the emotion that fuels addiction in the first place- the feeling of shame being so overwhelming that relief is sought within a [...]

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    What is Early Recovery?

    Recovery is the most overwhelming experience I’ve ever had.  Whether in a meeting room of complete strangers or in a treatment center learning to live among people of all backgrounds, the fear [...]

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    Posted January 25, 2021

    Rising Stimulant Deaths -We Face More than Just an Opioid Crisis

    November 12, 2020 By Dr. Nora Volkow Although we often talk about individual drugs and drug use disorders in isolation, the reality is that many people use drugs in combination and also die from [...]

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    Posted January 24, 2021

    APPROVAL SEEKING

    It is possible that seeking approval is the single most common, and possibly the most painful addiction ever created by mankind. It can be more devastating than heroin, more addictive than [...]

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    Posted January 22, 2021

    Breakthrough in Long Search for Methamphetamine Use Disorder Medication

    ADAPT-2 Trial Results Deliver aBreakthrough in Long Search for Methamphetamine Use Disorder Medication January 13, 2021 By Dr. Nora Volkow The U.S. is facing a surge of overdose deaths involving [...]

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    Posted January 21, 2021

    THE ONSET OF BURNOUT

    THE PERFECT STORM: It has been a year of chaos, confusion, and complete madness. The pandemic is not the only thing to blame for the pandemonium plaguing our global community. For many within the [...]

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    Posted January 18, 2021

    AM I AFFECTED BY MY LOVED ONE’S ADDICTION?

    Addiction takes on many forms, from alcohol and other drugs to process disorders such as shopping, sex, love, gambling, overspending, disordered eating and digital/online obsession.  These [...]

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    COURAGE TO CHANGE

    From the book, Courage to Change, Al-Anon Family Groups (January 9th) How often I look outside myself for approval! The project at work is successful, but my good feelings depend on having that [...]

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    Posted January 12, 2021

    Grand Parenting a Generation of Abandoned Children

    Grandparents often play two roles when their children have a substance use illness. One is the role of the “Giving Tree” and the other one I would like to share is a more positive role that they [...]

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