Author: Brian Coon

The Behavioral Health Recovery Management (BHRM) Project: Overview and Practice Guidelines

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In the coming days I’ll be posting some of the practice guidelines that were developed during the Behavioral Health Recovery Management (BHRM) project.  The guidelines were developed with public dollars for free dissemination to the public.    The BHRM project was an effort that existed inside my workplace from around 1998 – 2007.  Concerning the … Continue reading The Behavioral Health Recovery Management (BHRM) Project: Overview and Practice Guidelines

Research Article Review:  Mathematically Modeling Substance Use Disorder Symptoms During Addiction Recovery

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Here’s the link for the research paper I’ll be discussing in this post. I’ll start by saying that in my estimation this paper is important in at least 3 ways: One: In this study, “recovery” is not merely defined as “abstinence”, nor is abstinence their only marker of recovery. Two: The study examines… markers of … Continue reading Research Article Review:  Mathematically Modeling Substance Use Disorder Symptoms During Addiction Recovery

Preserving the Message. “The Narcotic Farm: Origins and Influences upon 12-Step Mutual-Aid for Individuals with Addiction”

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Here's a presentation from Preserving the Message titled "The Narcotic Farm: Origins and Influences upon 12-Step Mutual-Aid for Individuals with Addiction". It was published on their YouTube channel on 07/08/2023. To me, this presentation is tremendous and fascinating. Consider leaving a comment on their channel or at the bottom of this post. For example, you … Continue reading Preserving the Message. “The Narcotic Farm: Origins and Influences upon 12-Step Mutual-Aid for Individuals with Addiction”

The Question of Identity

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Disclaimer:  nothing in this post should be taken or held as clinical instruction, clinical supervision, or advisory concerning patient care.  The phenomena of struggling with one’s own identity is an associated feature of addiction illness.  Did you know addiction illness has this associated feature?  Until last Fall, I didn’t.  For the individual patient, this difficulty … Continue reading The Question of Identity