“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, during a time when addiction recovery policy and practice had fundamentally lost its way. In that era, … Continue reading History Repeating – the “Opioid” Epidemic Supplanting the Recovery Movement: Pathology Over Resiliency and Healing
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Gratitude Friday – 9 5 25 National Recovery Month and the Giants Whose Shoulders We Stand On
Note to readers – as a practice of gratitude, for over five years I have posted a weekly gratitude musing at Billstauffer.net. This week, I decided to post it at Recovery Review as well given the content. Just in case anyone may not be aware, September is National Recovery Month. As this link explains, National … Continue reading Gratitude Friday – 9 5 25 National Recovery Month and the Giants Whose Shoulders We Stand On
Definitions and Measurement of Recovery, Where We Have Come from and Where We Need to Go – Jason Schwartz
Frontiers of Recovery Research Interview Series Interview – William Stauffer In April of 2024, William White asked me to present his keynote to the first annual Consortium on Addiction Recovery Science conference. It was titled Frontiers of Recovery Research and it articulates critical factors of investigation in respect to expanding recovery into the future across … Continue reading Definitions and Measurement of Recovery, Where We Have Come from and Where We Need to Go – Jason Schwartz
Social Transmission of Recovery as a Helix of Connectivity, not a Service Checklist: A Conversation with Dr David Best
The Frontiers of Recovery Research Interview Series – William Stauffer What is this series of interviews? In April of 2024, I had the distinct honor of being asked by William White author and thought leader of the new recovery advocacy movement to present his words as the keynote to open up the first annual NIDA … Continue reading Social Transmission of Recovery as a Helix of Connectivity, not a Service Checklist: A Conversation with Dr David Best
Cultural Coproduction in Recovery Science: A Conversation with Mark Sanders
The Frontiers of Recovery Research Interview Series – William Stauffer What is this series of interviews? In April of 2024, I had the distinct honor of being asked by William White author and thought leader of the new recovery advocacy movement to present his words as the keynote to open up the first annual NIDA … Continue reading Cultural Coproduction in Recovery Science: A Conversation with Mark Sanders
Expanding the Culture of Recovery
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 addiction professions (1996). It put words to things I had difficulty articulating prior to reading it. Nothing I have read or been exposed … Continue reading Expanding the Culture of Recovery
The AI Mirror: “take that small hit, and you’ll be fine”
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. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YYECT2NeBogNVSehvQm6w?si=auerM5dAQfenEQ6Xn_zN5w I also want to share a couple of things that have come up since the interview. … Continue reading The AI Mirror: “take that small hit, and you’ll be fine”
Private Pain and Public Performance
The Fall of Icarus by Jacob Peeter Gowy I recently read a moving and, sadly, familiar story. It's about a person with addiction who finds recovery and pours himself into advocacy. He seeks an audience and influence, finds an opportunity in harm reduction, distance grows between him and the foundations of his recovery, he relapses, … Continue reading Private Pain and Public Performance
On Mattering & Belonging in Addiction Recovery, Older Adults and Beyond
Mattering definition: being of importance; having significance in our own lives and the lives of others. Belonging definition: a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group and having a good relationship with the other members of the group because they welcome you and accept you. Mattering, belonging and connection have … Continue reading On Mattering & Belonging in Addiction Recovery, Older Adults and Beyond
“further research is needed to improve treatment retention”
Kleinman RA, Kurdyak P. Duration of Methadone and Buprenorphine-Naloxone Treatment. JAMA Network Open. 2025;8(7):e2518389. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.18389 An eye-popping article was just published in JAMA about trends in the duration of methadone and buprenorphine treatment in Ontario, Canada, including more than 72,000 new recipients of opioid agonist treatments. The median duration of buprenorphine treatment declined by 25%, … Continue reading “further research is needed to improve treatment retention”
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