Clinicians in our work are seldom, if ever, provided high-quality education or training by their own organizations on topics related to organizational leadership or administrative management. And most organizations also fail to provide training about how to lead or manage organizational change, even during or in preparation for a change project. So that's two problems … Continue reading A brief overview of quality-related methodologies
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2025’s Top Posts – #1 – The AI Mirror: “take that small hit, and you’ll be fine”
Over the next several days, we’ll be sharing 2025’s posts with the most views. Today is #1. I published the post below last month, which resulted in an invitation to speak with DeAnn and Craig Knighton on their podcast, Recovery Discovery. It was a fun conversation and I thought I'd share that with you here. … Continue reading 2025’s Top Posts – #1 – The AI Mirror: “take that small hit, and you’ll be fine”
Drugs, synthetic analogs, and regulation
Earlier today, we posted the #2 post of 2025, which was about the emergence of a synthetic analog to nicotine. it’s interesting to me that we start with tobacco, move to nicotine vape, then on to the nicotine pouch, and eventually drift to synthetic nicotine analogs. And all along we see a consistent theme of: harmful … Continue reading Drugs, synthetic analogs, and regulation
2025’s Top Posts – #2 – 6-methyl nicotine is here
Over the next several days, we’ll be sharing 2025’s posts with the most views. Today is #2. Did you know that a synthetic analog of nicotine has been developed and is on the market? It’s called 6-methyl nicotine (6-MN). Before we get into some of the more recent findings about 6-MN, it’s important to understand … Continue reading 2025’s Top Posts – #2 – 6-methyl nicotine is here
2025’s Top Posts – #3 – Abolish SAMHSA? On advocacy and criticism
Over the next several days, we’ll be sharing 2025’s posts with the most views. Today is #3. I've seen this article shared several times recently. Here's the premise: The incoming Trump administration wants to improve public safety, push back on progressive cultural politics, and cut wasteful federal spending. One way to do all three? Abolish … Continue reading 2025’s Top Posts – #3 – Abolish SAMHSA? On advocacy and criticism
2025’s Top Posts – #4 – Recovery Languaging: Moving from Normalizing Healing to Normalizing Use & Pathology
Over the next several days, we’ll be sharing 2025’s posts with the most views. Today is #4. For well over a decade, significant focus of effort within the recovery community and across our service space has focused on changing how we talk about substance use conditions and those who experience them. As noted in the … Continue reading 2025’s Top Posts – #4 – Recovery Languaging: Moving from Normalizing Healing to Normalizing Use & Pathology
2025’s Top Posts – #5 – Codependency A Helpful Concept Turned Toxic: A Lesson from Our Own History
Over the next several days, we’ll be sharing 2025’s posts with the most views. Today is #5. A few weeks ago on February 27th, Melody Beattie died at age 76. For those who may not know the name, she was an author and wrote a best-selling book called Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling … Continue reading 2025’s Top Posts – #5 – Codependency A Helpful Concept Turned Toxic: A Lesson from Our Own History
2025’s Top Posts – #6 – Revisiting William White: Can Recovering People Drink? – A Historical Footnote with Current World Relevance – William Stauffer
Over the next several days, we’ll be sharing 2025’s posts with the most views. Today is #6. "So what does one take from this interesting historical footnote? History promises us important lessons if we sit at her feet and listen carefully to her stories.” – William White, Can Recovering People Drink? I recently ran across … Continue reading 2025’s Top Posts – #6 – Revisiting William White: Can Recovering People Drink? – A Historical Footnote with Current World Relevance – William Stauffer
Recovery Review as an Archive of Recovery Knowledge
By Archivo-FSP - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2942596 In reading this year's review of top articles at Recovery Review, I found myself suddenly overwhelmed by what the site has become over the years and by how impressed I am with it as the go-to for all the current debates and considerations in the field. … Continue reading Recovery Review as an Archive of Recovery Knowledge
2025’s Top Posts – #8 – The Coproduction of a Recovery Evidence Base on the Frontiers of Future Recovery Research
Over the next several days, we’ll be sharing 2025’s posts with the most views. Today is #8. Frontiers of Recovery Research Series – William White Interview with Bill Stauffer What an honor it is in my life to do this interview. I think the first time I ever heard the name William White was … Continue reading 2025’s Top Posts – #8 – The Coproduction of a Recovery Evidence Base on the Frontiers of Future Recovery Research
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