by Mary Beth O'Connor | Feb 2, 2023 | Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Community, Long-Term Recovery, Sobriety, Substance Use Disorder, Treatment
It is dangerous to insist that the only way to recover from addiction is the 12-step program developed by Alcoholics Anonymous. When I entered rehab in 1993 for my lengthy methamphetamine use disorder, I was informed, repeatedly and vehemently, that I had to comply...
by Pete Nielsen LAADC, SAP | Jun 3, 2021 | Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Behavioral Health, Community, Long-Term Recovery, News & Updates, Substance Use Disorder, Support, Treatment
California Assemblyman Jim Wood has set out to initiate significant and positive change with the introduction and hopeful passing of Assembly Bill 942. The bill will implement behavioral health components into the Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS) California...
by Bill Stauffer LSW, CADC, CCS | May 3, 2021 | Addiction & Recovery, Long-Term Recovery, Substance Use Disorder
I am not sure the first time I heard the term moral injury, I suspect it was probably in the context of military service members in combat situations in which they have to do things or witness things that wounded their souls. I have deep respect for persons who serve...
by ARCC Staff | Apr 19, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Community, News & Updates, Relapse Prevention, Substance Use Disorder, Support, Treatment
Representative David Trone has released a statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data showing a record-breaking spike in drug overdose deaths in the last twelve months. Specifically, the data revealed that from September 2019 to...
by Pete Nielsen LAADC, SAP | Apr 5, 2021 | Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Behavioral Health, Long-Term Recovery, News & updates, Substance Use Disorder, Support, Treatment
We must not forget how the pandemic’s social isolation affected people suffering from a SUD. Executive Director of Soroptimist House of Hope, Inc. Rebecca Norton says, “Addiction is running rampant due to the social isolation and economic insecurity caused by the...
by ARCC Staff | Mar 29, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Discussions, Substance Use Disorder
The below policy brief shows some statistics on how the California overdose rate has been skyrocketing these last few years. Fentanyl has played a large part in the rising rates of overdose deaths, as the age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths related to synthetic...
