Monthly Archives: May 2009

Links To Check Out…

The Creative Theory of Addiction Recovery http://www.allaboutaddiction.com/the-creative-theory-of-addiction-recovery/ Family Prevention Program Nurtures Genetically ‘At-Risk’ Teens http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/family-prevention-program.html Drug Free Event Makes Learning Fun http://www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_146080715.html What Long Term Addiction Treatment Is Typically Like http://www.spiritualriver.com/what-long-term-addiction-treatment-is-typically-like/ Teen Brains Wired to Make Lousy Decisions http://www.radicalparenting.com/2009/05/24/teen-brains-wired-to-make-lousy-decisions-guest-post/ Parent’s Influence on Teen Drinking http://myhighplains.com/content/fulltext/?cid=57761Continue Reading

Shift State Spending From Consequences of Addiction to Prevention

Shift State Spending From Consequences of Addiction to Prevention – we must all get involved. Cleaning up the consequences is far more costly than preventing and/or treating addiction in the first place. I follow the daily posts of Join Together, now a project of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University,Continue Reading

Underage Drinking – How Teens Can Become Alcoholics Before Age 21

Underage drinking – as in repeated binge drinking – is one of the key risk factors for developing a long-term problem with drinking. It is often considered a right of passage; something most teens and young adults under 21 go through. As such, the focus is often on keeping young people safe, whether that beContinue Reading

Religious | Spiritual Aspect of the 12-Step Programs – TDA Shares His Thoughts

People often cite the religious | spiritual aspect of the 12-Step Programs as the reason the program does not / cannot work for them. My good friend, The Discovering Alcoholic (TDA), who writes a top rated recovery blog, www.discoveringalcoholic.com, covering alcoholism, substance abuse, treatment and recovery issues, shares his thoughts on the subject. The DiscoveringContinue Reading

An Apology Should Not Have the Word, “But,” In It…

by Lisa Frederiksen How many times have you had someone say something to you like, “I’m so sorry I yelled at you, but you kept telling me what to do!” Do you walk away thinking, “Wait a minute…he’s not sorry. In fact, he’s saying his yelling at me is my fault.” Frustrating isn’t it? YouContinue Reading

Links To Check Out…

Underestimating Prescription Drug Abuse http://discoveringalcoholic.com/blog/discovering-alcoholic/underestimating-prescription-drug-abuse NCADD-NJ Launches Campaign for Beer Tax Hike, Funding for Addiction Treatment http://www.jointogether.org/news/yourturn/announcements/2009/ncadd-nj-launches-campaign.html Boost Treatment Access to Save Money, Improve Public Safety: Report http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/boost-treatment-access-to.html Drug and Alcohol Relapse Prevention: Neglecting These Five Key Issues Can Lead to Relapse http://addictionrecoverybasics.com/2009/05/13/drug-and-alcohol-relapse-prevention-neglecting-these-five-key-issues-can-lead-to-relapse/ Harvard Psychologist Denies Disease Theory of Addiction http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/harvard-psychologist-denies.htmlContinue Reading

Back to Square 4

Guest Post by Alcomum. ” Alcomum is a self-described ’33 year old, self-employed, single mum tackling life without wine via the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 step recovery programme.’” You can find more written by this recovery blogger from Northern Ireland at her home blog http://www.alcomum.blogspot.com Today at my AA meeting, I was reminded of how ACTIONContinue Reading

An Addiction Medicine Specialist Certification – Finally!

An Addiction Medicine Specialist Certification -  Great news! An American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) certification will now be an option for physicians specializing in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Preventative Medicine, Psychiatry, Neurology and others. Quoting from Bob Curley’s article, “First Addiction Medicine Specialists Named,” appearing on JoinContinue Reading