Dr. Kerwin Kaye is associate professor of Sociology, Feminist, Gender, Sexuality Studies and American Studies at Wesleyn University in Connecticut.…
I first heard the term “dialectical abstinence” in the summer of 2019, several weeks into an intensive outpatient program (IoP)…
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Staff confusion and incompetence seem to be responsible for the wrongful denial of disability insurance to people with substance use…