by Larry Hearn | Aug 23, 2021 | Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Behavioral Health, Long-Term Recovery, Recovery Capital
As resources expand to address our nation’s growing substance use disorder (SUD) crisis, public health policymakers are rapidly adopting new approaches to meeting patients “where they are.” Although less controversial than in years past, treatment approaches to SUD...
by Larry Hearn | Aug 5, 2021 | Addiction Discussions
Infrastructure is in the news. It’s about what it is and how to fund it. It appears there is some agreement on “hard” infrastructure spending. There are two matters of infrastructure under consideration. One is physical which we know as roads, bridges,...
by Larry Hearn | Jul 15, 2021 | Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Support, Treatment
An Ode is poetic praise. Owed is a debt recognized. Freedom is due both. My favorite Ode is Ode to Joy.We celebrate July fourth as independence day. The liberty bell is cracked but freedom still rings. We owe much to our liberty and freedom, and unless impugned...
by Larry Hearn | Jun 25, 2021 | Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions
Factoid: The old children’s rhyme “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” was used as early as 1862 to refrain people from engaging in verbal bullying. Over time and with experience, we gained a new perspective. I found a...
by Larry Hearn | Jun 18, 2021 | Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Behavioral Health, News & Updates, Support, Treatment
The following link is for the DHCS Medication Assisted Treatment Toolkit for Counselors: https://calrecovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Medication-Assisted-Treatment-Toolkit-for-Counselors.pdf
