Ta-Nehisi Coates (One of my favorite bloggers.) highlights the following from the NY Times: Nearly 1 in 10 babies born last year in this Appalachian county tested positive for drugs. In January, police caught several junior high school students, including a seventh grader, with painkillers. Stepping Stone House, a residential rehabilitation clinic for women, takes … Continue reading Yes, Ta-Nehisi, Treatment Works
Category: History
Synanon
A friend shared a video about Synanon with me today and a chain of related links led me to this video and website. Interesting reading if your interested in the sad and bizarre story of Synanon.
Recovery-oriented Methadone Maintenance, part 2
Here Bill describes the devolution that troubled early advocates of MM: The regulation and mass diffusion of MM in the 1970s and 1980s was accompanied by changes in treatment philosophy and clinical protocols. The most significant of these changes in terms of recovery orientation included a shift in emphasis from personal recovery to reduction of social harm; increased … Continue reading Recovery-oriented Methadone Maintenance, part 2