by Larry Hearn | Mar 11, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Behavioral Health, Community, Substance Use Disorder, Support, Treatment
Representatives Tony Cardenas (CA-29) and Paul Tonko (NY-20) introduced the Virtual Community Support Act last week. The act is aimed to strengthen community-based and peer support services virtually both during and after the pandemic. A press release from the office...
by Larry Hearn | Feb 24, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Community
This week, 37 addiction recovery advocacy organizations sent out a letter urging Congress to establish a dedicated Center for Addiction Recovery at The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This dedicated focus on recovery is...
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 ARCC | Jan 13, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Relapse Prevention
Part II By Bob Tyler, BA, LAADC-CA, SAP, ACRPS In part one of the series, we introduced the dangers associated with the craving cycle: obsession, compulsion, physical craving, and drug seeking behavior. We also noted that, despite its danger, many alcohol...
by ARCC | Jan 13, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Relapse Prevention
Part I By Bob Tyler, BA, LAADC-CA, SAP, ACRPS Greetings! Welcome to the Craving and Relapse Prevention series. In a broad sense, most of what we do with our patients can be considered relapse prevention. However, the information in this series...
