I first heard the term “dialectical abstinence” in the summer of 2019, several weeks into an intensive outpatient program (IoP)…
I met Bobby in 2011, when we were both residents in a local recovery house. Bobby was 19 years old…
President Donald Trump's administration introduced the first national plan on substance use disorder treatment as part of its annual drug…
Can psychedelic drugs like LSD and MDMA help people who are recovering from addiction? A new research group is looking…
A traditional anecdote tells of a congressman answering a constituent's inquiry about his position on alcohol. "If you mean the…
Breadman came to me recently with a harrowing story. Aged 43, he lives in South Philadelphia and acquired his nickname…
In West Virginia, which has the highest rate of opioid-involved overdose deaths in the US, injecting drugs with shared needles…
The term—and concept of—“addiction” is regularly frowned upon or even attacked by people in our field. But it won’t disappear,…
Staff confusion and incompetence seem to be responsible for the wrongful denial of disability insurance to people with substance use…
January traditionally sees a surge in rehab admission rates. And if you’re going to residential addiction treatment by choice, I…