Over 100 years of empirical work with human and animal subjects conducted in research laboratories, the natural/real-world, and clinical settings, has produced a body of knowledge known as the Conditioning Theories of Addictions. The body of work is remarkable in that over that time no meaningful previous findings have been wholly overturned, and new findings … Continue reading Conditioning Theories of Addictions: An introduction to theory, research, and practice
Podcast episode: “The Origins of NA and the Message That Survived”
This is an incredibly engaging must-listen long-form interview of Chris Budnick and Boyd Pickard on the origins of Narcotics Anonymous. The interviewer is B. Reeves. https://youtu.be/E7nKzgL7w0E?si=fcsMMnvEZm6io00G In case you didn't know, Chris and Boyd have done an extensive amount of work investigating the origins and early history of the NA fellowship. And the work they've … Continue reading Podcast episode: “The Origins of NA and the Message That Survived”
Perfecting Addictive Drug Delivery Systems for Children – The Puff Muff
“Realistically, if our company is to survive and prosper, over the long term, we must get our share of the youth market. In my opinion this will require new brands tailored to the youth market.” — Claude E. Teague, RJ Reynolds 1973 I learned about the Puff Muff device recently. The commercial interests have been … Continue reading Perfecting Addictive Drug Delivery Systems for Children – The Puff Muff
Covering Drugs
Visit http://www.coveringdrugs.org I often think about how difficult it is to find good information about addiction, drug use, recovery, drug policy, and advocacy around all these matters. There are so many sources providing incomplete and incorrect information, often very persuasively. I've spoken with so many family members and members of the media struggling to find … Continue reading Covering Drugs
Monograph Preview: Conditioning Theories of Addictions
I’ve completed a monograph on the conditioning theories of addictions. I plan to post the monograph next week, so everyone has an opportunity to check out this introductory overview. The monograph addresses topics such as physical pain and pain sensitivity, emotions and emotion sensitivity, and the relationship between those kinds of experiences and drug use, … Continue reading Monograph Preview: Conditioning Theories of Addictions
Current list of interviews on the first national meeting of the New Recovery Advocacy Movement in Saint Paul MN with key leaders, recovery leaders in Government and the Frontiers of Recovery Research interview series as of March 1st, 2026
Over the years in the course of my writings I have had the distinct honor to conduct interviews focused on historical and future oriented topics of interest to the New Recovery Advocacy Movement (NRAM). These interviews and those that follow into the future may be of interest to future leaders as recovery movements evolve over … Continue reading Current list of interviews on the first national meeting of the New Recovery Advocacy Movement in Saint Paul MN with key leaders, recovery leaders in Government and the Frontiers of Recovery Research interview series as of March 1st, 2026
An Interview with Caroline Beidler – The Future of Family Recovery as a Coproduced Collaborative Process of Resiliency: The Frontiers of Recovery Research Interview Series
What is this series of interviews? In April of 2024, I had the distinct honor of being asked by William White author and thought leader of the new recovery advocacy movement, to present his words as the keynote to open up the first annual NIDA Consortium on Addiction Recovery Science (CoARS) conference. The paper was … Continue reading An Interview with Caroline Beidler – The Future of Family Recovery as a Coproduced Collaborative Process of Resiliency: The Frontiers of Recovery Research Interview Series
When We Expect Peers to be “Magical Saviors”: A 50-Year-Old Problem Revisited
The peer recovery specialist owes a great deal to the therapeutic community, or TC. As much as the recovery movement has distanced itself from the blight of Synanon, Synanon and its TC offshoots were once considered the future of addiction treatment and looked to as a source of solutions by scientists and practitioners. Seeking to … Continue reading When We Expect Peers to be “Magical Saviors”: A 50-Year-Old Problem Revisited
Authenticity and Actualization: Stronger Through Our Brokenness, Together
"Know thyself"(γνῶθι σεαυτόν) – Inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi 4th century B.C.E For millennia, philosophy has grappled with our capacity to reach our fullest potential, barriers to these ends and the conditions under which we are most likely to actualize. William James (1842-1910), often called the "father of American psychology," well over … Continue reading Authenticity and Actualization: Stronger Through Our Brokenness, Together
Sentences to Ponder (John Kelly/Carl Jung)
I'm afraid medicine has nothing for you. I recommend three things. A protective wall of human community. Real religious insight. And a group of friends with whom you can be honest. John Kelly, PhD, paraphrasing Carl Jung's letter to Bill Wilson
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