Over the next several days, we'll be sharing 2025's posts with the most views. Today is #9. “The historical sense involves a perception, not only of the pastness of the past, but of its presence” ― T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets The New Recovery Advocacy Movement got off the ground in America roughly three decades ago, … Continue reading 2025’s Top Posts – #9 – History Repeating – the “Opioid” Epidemic Supplanting the Recovery Movement: Pathology Over Resiliency and Healing
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2025’s Top Posts – #11 – Expanding the Culture of Recovery
Over the next several days, we'll be sharing 2025's posts with the most views. Today is #11. (Originally posted as #10 in error.) I was first introduced to addiction and recovery being framed as cultures by the William White book Pathways: from the culture of addiction to the culture of recovery: a travel guide for … Continue reading 2025’s Top Posts – #11 – Expanding the Culture of Recovery
Spread the cheer
2025 has been a very challenging year for many organizations serving people with addiction and other vulnerable people. If you're the kind of person looking to share your blessings this time of year, I'd like to offer some worthy organizations I'm connected to as options. National Association for Children of Addiction (NACoA) - Their mission … Continue reading Spread the cheer
A List of Some Addiction-Related Mutual Aid Groups
I built a list of some addiction-related mutual-aid groups to use as an easy reference. I wanted it to reflect variety across a number of domains: primary substance(s), abstinence, moderation, medication status, the presence of co-occurring mental disorders, gender, cultures, agnosticism/atheism, family members, etc. And I wanted it to be a start, rather than try … Continue reading A List of Some Addiction-Related Mutual Aid Groups
“Who is missing from our meetings?”
Recently, I came across the 2026 Conference Agenda Report from the World Service Conference of Narcotics Anonymous. A recent post on Narcotics Anonymous sparked a lot of online discussion. It focused on professionals' lack of cognitive empathy and condescension toward NA. . . . they frame the ~250,000 Narcotics Anonymous members who are lay people, gathering in … Continue reading “Who is missing from our meetings?”
What does care for substance use problems look like?
What does care for substance use problems in the US look like? I don't really know. We hear a lot about substance use problem care dominated by an abstinence orientation. Is it? What form does most substance use care take? I don't really know. When these statements are made, they are often focused on specialty … Continue reading What does care for substance use problems look like?
“Women for Sobriety”: A favorite mutual-aid resource
I would encourage everyone to explore the Women for Sobriety (WFS) website. Women for Sobriety is one of my favorite mutual aid resources. Here's their home page. Among all of their materials, my favorite single portion is their list of New Life Program "Acceptance Statements". Here's that list. On that page, at the bottom of … Continue reading “Women for Sobriety”: A favorite mutual-aid resource
The addiction must go; the person must stay.
I have no interest in commenting on the Reiner family tragedy. Nick Reiner has only been charged and is presumed innocent at this point. I know next to nothing about him. I don't know much about his addiction, whether he has had known mental health issues, or other problems that are likely to be discussed … Continue reading The addiction must go; the person must stay.
Beyond the Rat Race – Resilient Society in the Age of Alienation
On the 28th of April, 1972, Jimmy Reid, a blue-collar shop steward at the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders in Glasgow Scotland gave his inaugural address as the Rector of the University of Glasgow. The Rector is a senior official of the University, elected every three years to represent the interests of the students. It was a … Continue reading Beyond the Rat Race – Resilient Society in the Age of Alienation
Cychlorphine (N-Propionitrile chlorphine) is here
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
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