After sitting through two days of CEU training, I began to think about my feelings regarding the space in which I have dedicated my time and energy. As a true practitioner-scholar, I am often on the intellectual boundaries between science and practice. There is a tension in that borderland between knowledge and praxis that, in … Continue reading The Comfort of Donna Haraway
Author: A. Brown
Back To Basics- Vol 2: Losing the Revolution
I like this particular series as it allows me a less formal mode of discussion. This is an imperfect piece told in a halting style. Confessional really. It is also somewhat cathartic. To be able to casually air my opinions thus frees mental space and emotional energy for my more formal commitments. This particular piece … Continue reading Back To Basics- Vol 2: Losing the Revolution
12-Step Skepticism and The Evidence
Recently, I have seen yet another wave of anti-12 step promotion via various digital formats and blogs. The various talking point involve, "AA is not evidence-based","AA has incredibly low success rates," and a variety of cultural criticisms and safety warnings. Time and time again I run across people who quite suddenly demand that I offer … Continue reading 12-Step Skepticism and The Evidence
Recovery Requires a Culture
By AM Brown - Courtesy: Hall While working on a publication, I wrote a paragraph about recovery culture that brought forth a couple key ideas I think are important to consider. William White wrote this about recovery culture: "In an era that continues to be dominated by acute care models of addiction treatment, treatment that … Continue reading Recovery Requires a Culture
Response to Mutual Aid
After another week of juggling the rigors of a PhD program, writing and analyzing research, and participating in my fair share of Twitter debates, I am often too jaded or too tired to put together coherent thoughts on the direction of recovery. However, this week was somewhat different. I came across a practical post by … Continue reading Response to Mutual Aid
New Science, New Dangers; A Response to Concerns
My first task in this response is to assert that I do not speak for the RSRC collectively, nor is there any one authority within the RSRC. So my responses will be buttressed with my own work, and by drawing from some lessons of history within various sciences as they emerged. Recovery science, is, after … Continue reading New Science, New Dangers; A Response to Concerns
Building a New Science of Recovery
One question I often get from treatment providers and recovery organization is "What type of data should we be tracking on our populations?" Before we jump into this, we should take a look at why we need evidence of recovery. This is the RSRC consensus definition of recovery. It is purposefully broad, and casts a … Continue reading Building a New Science of Recovery
