Have you heard of cychlorphine? From what I can find it's on the street as a designer drug and thought to be an opioid with potency as high or higher than fentanyl. I've seen an article about three deaths in north London related to this compound. And I've also seen an article about this compound … Continue reading Cychlorphine (N-Propionitrile chlorphine) is here
Author: Brian Coon
Contents of the unconscious – demystified
Lately I’ve been working on identifying both the content and operation of the unconscious in everyday life. Why? I want to be a better listener and better observer. Below is a list I’ve been building for a while now – the column on the left titled "General”. That column contains examples from everyday life that … Continue reading Contents of the unconscious – demystified
Envisioning Radical Change in Research, Clinical Training, and Service for Severe SUDs
This document summarizes and consolidates several years of my work on what turned out to be one large project. The material is now presented here, all in one location, in 5 parts. The material that follows is also presented in a PDF at the end of this post for those that would like to have … Continue reading Envisioning Radical Change in Research, Clinical Training, and Service for Severe SUDs
Research Article Review: Medical Cannabis for Addiction Treatment in a Residential SUD Setting
What was the study? Imagine a study examining the benefits of patients using cannabis as a part of their residential addiction treatment. In this post I’ll share some of my thoughts about the following paper: Fehr, F. C., Lo, L. A., Nelson, C. N., Diehl, L. & Walsh, Z. (2025). Medical Cannabis Use Adjunct to Standard of Care … Continue reading Research Article Review: Medical Cannabis for Addiction Treatment in a Residential SUD Setting
Article at WRD News in Australia: “Revolutionary Tobacco-Free Addiction Treatment Shows 25% Higher Recovery Rates, New Research Reveals”
I'm grateful for WRD News, who are in Australia, covering my recent tobacco-free addiction treatment monograph. They did a full article about it. The article is very accessible in its writing style, only takes a few minutes to read, and covers all the main points. Their article is a great read. For your convenience, here's … Continue reading Article at WRD News in Australia: “Revolutionary Tobacco-Free Addiction Treatment Shows 25% Higher Recovery Rates, New Research Reveals”
Sentences to Ponder: Donald Winnicott
It may be noticed that I am concerned with unconscious motivation, something that is not altogether a popular concept. The data I need are not to be culled from a form-filling questionnaire. A computer cannot be programmed to give motives that are unconscious in the individuals who are the guinea pigs of an investigation. This … Continue reading Sentences to Ponder: Donald Winnicott
Added to the Recovery Review navigator: “Psychodynamic Perspective”
On the far right side of the Recovery Review home page are a few so-called "navigators". Yesterday we added a category to the "Special Series" navigator. The category we added is called "Psychodynamic Perspective". Here's what the Special Series navigator looks like right now. I've circled the new one we added in red so you … Continue reading Added to the Recovery Review navigator: “Psychodynamic Perspective”
Question from the field: How does someone maintain longevity in the addiction field?
Two people working in the addiction field recently gave me a question to respond to here on Recovery Review. Interestingly, they both gave me the same question. One phrased it as a topic by saying, “I would enjoy hearing some more about risk and protective factors for SUD clinicians.” The other phrased it as a question: … Continue reading Question from the field: How does someone maintain longevity in the addiction field?
Question from the field: “Do ACT and the unconscious have any common ground?”
This week I was asked, “What common ground is there between Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and ‘the unconscious’? And if there is any common ground, how can it apply to addiction counseling and addiction recovery?” To me, the common ground is cognitive dissonance. In my opinion, that was an interesting question. Here’s why. Acceptance and … Continue reading Question from the field: “Do ACT and the unconscious have any common ground?”
Addiction Treatment Except for Tobacco and Nicotine: A Call for Change
I've completed a monograph that calls for change in the addiction treatment arena. It focuses on our need to modify our settings and services to a tobacco-free and smoke-free model of care. Below is the Abstract followed by the full text of the monograph. Acknowledgements. I would like to thank the following people for their … Continue reading Addiction Treatment Except for Tobacco and Nicotine: A Call for Change
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