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Harnessing a Family’s Motivation to Change
Much of the research into addiction shows that unresolved conflict within a family is a significant causal factor in the ...
5 Brain Benefits Of Exercise
There are many amazing benefits to regular exercise. Weight loss, cardiovascular health, a reduction in the risk of developing diabetes ...
Five Stages of Change
The Transtheoretical Model of Change is currently the most complete picture we have in psychology to explain how and why ...
3 Early Warning Signs of Active Addiction
Spotting the signs that your loved one could be using could help save their lives Addiction can be defined as ...
Creating a Different Outcome
How Will It Be Different This Time Around? If you or a loved one has been through treatment for substance ...
7 Tactics to Discuss Treatment With a Loved One
It can often be challenging speaking to a loved one about their substance use. In the past, when we have ...
Addiction in the Age of Brain Science
Studying The Brain Functions In this talk Markus Heilig presents new findings in the science of addiction, as viewed ...
Patient Brokers, Who’s Responsible and What Can be Done?: Part 1
By now I’m sure many if not all of you reading this are familiar with the terms “patient broker” or, ...
A Promise Made, A Promise Kept
I spent a good portion of my day yesterday speaking to a potential new patient. She, very clearly, was nearing ...
Transforming Your Life With Exercise
In as little as three to four thirty minute sessions of aerobic exercise per week Dr. Suzuki’s research indicates that ...
Changing the Stigma of Addiction
In the above video clip, Michael Botticelli makes a compelling argument for the necessity of changing the stigma attached to ...
Transitioning Into Recovery, A Family Perspective: Part III
In the first two parts of this series we have examined how to approach the subject of treatment with a ...
