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Hep C Outbreak
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HIV Mini-Epidemic
A recent piece in Politico covered the sudden epidemic of HIV in a small town in Indiana, following a dramatic upswing in intravenous drug use (hereafter IVDU.) It’s a familiar story, with prescription...
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Treatment Outcomes: Does it Work?
We hear a lot about how many patients relapse following treatment. The implication is that treatment is a waste of time and resources. I work in a treatment center and have seen plenty of successes,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Building Your Recovery Routine
It’s no surprise that alcoholism and addiction can come to govern the lives of its victims. Days may be structured around drinking or drug use. Companions may be selected or rejected on the basis of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tobacco Cessation Workbook
This 13-page .pdf workbook can be used to assist substance abuse clients with smoking cessation– a necessity at many residential treatment programs, and a requirement for some publicly-funded treatment...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Routines for Living Recovery
A healthy routine is a big asset in early recovery. It helps you structure your time so you get more done, and it simplifies life in a way that reduces stress at a time when that’s really, really...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stigma in the Bigger Picture
We talk about stigma as a barrier to people getting treatment for addiction, but it’s a problem in other areas of healthcare, too. There’s one day a year when volunteer physicians, nurses, and dentists...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Resolution or Resolve?
It’s the difference between a noun and a verb. A noun names something: it’s a word that describes the subject or object of a verb. The verb, on the other hand, is a word for a particular action. We...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hep C Outbreak
I was reading about a dramatic increase in cases of Hepatitis C in Maine, a state that, like the rest of the Northeast, has been hit hard by IV heroin use. Local experts claim that it’s following a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HIV Mini-Epidemic
A recent piece in Politico covered the sudden epidemic of HIV in a small town in Indiana, following a dramatic upswing in intravenous drug use (hereafter IVDU.) It’s a familiar story, with prescription...
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