One of the first major cultural contrasts I was warned about as an American studying in Rome was the vastly…
Confrontational counseling, sometimes known as attack therapy, is most commonly associated with so-called "therapeutic communities" for people with addictions. It…
Another federally funded study is suggesting that marijuana legalization may be linked to a “substitution effect,” with young adults in…
It’s National Recovery Month. But I won’t be evangelizing about my recovery, taking the first or any other step on…
I met Paul in 2018, at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison. I was an admin orderly; he was a new…
Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist that’s available most commonly as a 50 mg oral tablet, and also as Vivitrol, a…
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome is a hypothetical condition in which a set of symptoms persist long after a person has undergone…
On June 30, 2022, Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, closed its doors for good. It was the last facility…
It’s a bitterly cold day in Montreal. The snow is falling in thick, cartoonish flakes, relentless winds have dropped the…
In 2022, it is still not uncommon to hear people claim that an addiction to alcohol is an “allergy.” Little…