We improperly characterize what is occurring in America as an opioid epidemic, what we are experiencing is much broader than that. It is well past the time to properly account for how else the millions of Americans like me die from substance use disorders (SUDs). We fail them by not adding all the causes up … Continue reading Caring Enough to Count – How We Die from Drug Misuse and Addiction in America

Guest Post by Enid Osborne, PhD CSAT – Public Health Advisor No doubt, you’ve certainly heard the idiomatic expression been there, done that more times than you can remember, and perhaps even used it yourself.  It’s an assertion that the individual has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is not … Continue reading The Value of Lived Experience –

In 1981 US Postal Service has a stamp campaign intended to reduce stigma and improve access to care titled “Alcoholism – You Can Beat It.” It was issued at a time when national advocacy groups were relatively strong, and headway was being made in respect to developing services and improving public perceptions about alcohol and … Continue reading The 1981 “Alcoholism – You Can Beat It!” USPS Stamp Debacle: Lessons Moving Forward

Some of my favorite resources on Narcotics Anonymous are those that come from the work Boyd and Chris have done on NA history. Here's a podcast they did on that content. That link is to their podcast episode on Spotify dated 09/10/2023. I wanted to share the podcast link here on Recovery Review to help … Continue reading Boyd P & Chris B – History of NA. The Living Clean Podcast.

Light at the end of the tunnel Parallel process as a term generally refers to dynamics of transference and counter transference in the therapeutic process. It also has supervision applications. Supervisory interaction often replays, or is parallel with, the direct healing relationship. It also has implications beyond the healing relationships in SUD care. A major … Continue reading Parallel Processes – Walking Our Talk Across the Behavioral Health Service System

Navigating the realm of addiction treatment and recovery is akin to ascending Mount Everest, marked by a labyrinth of services and providers resembling the treacherous terrains of the Khumbu Icefall. While the U.S. has undeniably advanced in the realm of treatment and recovery, there remain significant gaps in the continuum of care, reminiscent of the … Continue reading How AI Will Get More Americans to the Summit of Sustained Recovery