by Larry Hearn | Feb 13, 2021 | Addiction, Behavioral Health, Treatment
In every industry there are those who play dirty- those who overprice, undersell, undercut, and diminish the value of the work in general. The grifters, the shysters and the ones who take advantage And in Behavioral Health – the helping profession – we...
by Larry Hearn | Feb 9, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Community, Long-Term Recovery, Relapse Prevention, Substance Use Disorder, Support
Historically, prevention activities have been seen as the early off-ramp for potential addictive behavior. It has been seen as the circuit breaker to the development of addiction; the promise of a life unaffected by abuse of substances. The philosophy that people...
by Larry Hearn | Jan 13, 2021 | Addiction & Recovery, Long-Term Recovery, Substance Use Disorder, Support
As treatment for addiction becomes more mainstream and acceptable to society, professionals, clients, and the public are facing an increasing variety of options for one-on-one support during and after treatment of substance use disorder (SUD). Likewise, good-meaning...
by Larry Hearn | Mar 19, 2020 | COVID-19, NIMBY
The night before the San Francisco officials entered our “shelter in place” deadline in response to COVID-19, or the Coronavirus, I stopped into Safeway to pick up cat litter and toilet paper and was enveloped in full-on panic vibe. For the third day in a row...
