I’m sure we’ll be seeing more about this.
It begs all sorts of questions:
- Under what conditions is maintenance appropriate?
- Under what conditions is it inappropriate?
- Is part of maintenance’s attraction that we so rarely provide treatment of appropriate duration, intensity and type?
- Will maintenance be acceptable for opioid addicted doctors? Why or why not?
- This will raise questions about the definition of recovery. Is this recovery…full recovery? Why or why not?
Published by Jason Schwartz
I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work.
Views expressed here are my own.
Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.
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