Tag: abstinence

    SAMHSA-Backed Toolkit Introduces Harm Reduction to Families, Caregivers

    The National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) has curated a “Family & Caregiver ...

    If Abstinence Isn’t the Point of Contingency Management, What Is?

    There aren’t any treatments for stimulant use disorder (SUD) that have strong evidence, but ...

    A Prison Drug Recovery Unit Provides Refuge, If You’re Abstinent

    At South Central Correctional Facility (SCCF), a Tennessee prison privately operated by CoreCivic, those ...

    Not Everyone Chooses the “Sober Dating” Life. Some of Us Are on Parole.

    Many people who are in recovery have noted that the culture of modern dating ...

    Which Meth Users Is Contingency Management Supposed to Be For?

    California’s contingency management (CM) program is slowly getting off the ground, following the Medi-Cal ...

    Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome After You Quit Alcohol: Is It Real?

    Post-acute withdrawal syndrome is a hypothetical condition in which a set of symptoms persist ...

    Detox Was the Right Choice for Me—Even If I Don’t Plan on Abstinence

    Not everyone goes to detox to become abstinent. People go for all kinds of ...