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Bridging the gap between treatment & recovery. We help treatment work better! https://t.co/1kCNQ1FfBI
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Joined January 2012
Marketed as a 'safe' and 'non-addictive' alternative to alcohol and illicit drugs, kratom may be neither safe nor non-addictive. "Kratom - The Energy Boost?"
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Why Slogans? Reminders help reinforce good choices & avoid #relapse in early #recovery. What's your favorite? https://t.co/qHhoRcITuN
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Short discussion of how Alcoholics Anonymous slogans express and reinforce the behavior changes needed to support recovery.
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You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. ~Michael Jordan #Addiction
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Credentials & experience are great. What else do you look for when your #addiction #rehab program is #hiring staff?
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What helps people with #addiction maintain recovery versus what helps them avoid #relapse? "What Works in #Recovery"
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Exploring what helps people with addiction maintain their 'state of recovery' is under-researched compared to what helps them avoid relapse. Are they any different?
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NEW! "AI for Mental Health? Not So Fast" Having a chatbot therapist might be an appealing fad for the worried well , and maybe harmless. But it can be dangerous for the really vulnerable mentally ill.
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#Parents with a child fighting #addiction can benefit from understanding "The Natural History of #Recovery" https://t.co/qJMa6IwGAZ
#Family
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Addiction treatment for young people may be a long process with several episodes involved in the change. Father and son David and Nic Sheff's books portray this.
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NEW! This opioid treatment medication (Suboxone - containing buprenorphine) is in huge demand among those in jails and prisons. Naturally, it gets smuggled in. "Bupe or Bust"
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. - Epictetus #Recovery
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When business success matters more than helping sick people with #addiction, we've failed. "When It's Just Business"
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When the need for a treatment business to succeed overcomes the needs of customers who need help with their addiction, we need better regulation and enforcement.
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You've known s/he should #quit for a long time. What tipped the balance to make the person with #addiction decide? "Why They Quit"
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Everyone else can see the addict or alcoholic needs to quit drinking or using, but what tips the balance for them? The progression of the disease holds the answer.
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Medical #Relapse Trap Even smart, caring physicians may not know harm reduction differs from #relapse prevention.
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Even smart, caring physicians don't always realize the difference between harm reduction and #relapse prevention- #addiction is tricky that way. And can be fatal.
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NEW! Apparently having a chatbot therapist is the latest thing for the worried well, which is probably fine. But not so great for the really vulnerable mentally ill. "AI for Mental Health? Not So Fast"
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It's inhaled, though not classified as an inhalant. It can cause heart arrythmias and permanent nerve damage. And it's getting very popular at parties. "Look Out for Nos"
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All I know of tomorrow is that Providence will rise before the sun. ~Lacordaire #staystrong #inspiration #xa
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A classic on #spirituality in #recovery: @ezduzit777 reviews Emmet Fox's "Sermon on the Mount" for our #bookshelf:
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Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson #YouMatter
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NEW! "Bupe or Bust" The opioid treatment medication Suboxone (containing buprenorphine) is experiencing great popularity in jails and prisons. Naturally, it gets smuggled in.
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Awareness- and acceptance- of the disease model of #addiction is slowly spreading- bringing hope. "Signs of Change"
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Awareness- and acceptance- of the disease model of #addiction is slowly spreading among health professionals, after years of advocacy and research, bringing hope.
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What Makes a Good Interventionist? Hint: It's NOT the same as what makes good #addiction #counselors. https://t.co/2SizDO4XYc
#Intervention
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Great addiction counselors may not be great interventionists; getting someone into treatment takes different skills from helping them achieve long-term recovery.
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