First, we are currently witnessing rapid change / evolution / destabilization of the conceptual boundaries of recovery. How do these changes affect what it means to call a program or system recovery-oriented? What differentiates a recovery-oriented provider from others? Second, Bill White frequently shares his epiphany that the orientation of research and service providers was … Continue reading A couple of questions

Possible selves interventions + improving treatment access + harm reduction = recovery-oriented harm reduction

In recent years there's been a lot of attention and energy devoted to reclassifying addiction from a disease to something else--a "disease" of despair, a lack of social connection, a product of injustice and hardship, a product of deprived environments, a learning disorder, etc. Now, there's a recent study getting attention that suggests teaching clients … Continue reading Is calling addiction a disease harmful?

This article was shared by a friend today. Several previous posts have spoken to recent attention to language in recovery advocacy. (See here and here.) I think may have pointed to LGBT+ communities' use of words like "queer" when questioning whether we should change our own language to reduce the stigma that others harbor toward … Continue reading Person-first or identity-first?