A repost from a few years back: I think Pat Deegan does a great job describing the cycle of despair in settings that don't facilitate or witness recovery. I think this translates very well to addiction treatment providers. What it misses is those who step in after hope is abandoned and ennoblize the suffering of … Continue reading Recovery and the Conspiracy of Hope
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Hope
I'm reading a book that has nothing to do with addiction but is a father's search for reasons for being hopeful about the future, so that he can share them with his son. We talk a lot about the role of hope in initiating recovery at Dawn Farm, so I thought a few snippets from … Continue reading Hope
The best we can do?
“If you want to treat an illness that has no easy cure, first of all, treat them with hope.”—George Vaillant This is so heartbreaking. Communities should distribute naloxone to inmates as they leave prison? Really? I've grown so weary of the trite responses like, "You can't recover if you are dead." Of course it's true, … Continue reading The best we can do?
Surviving the Pain and Sharing the Hope
The New York Times describes the outreach worker training system in New York.
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