Yearly Archives: 2021

Natural Pathways of Recovery – Now Available on Amazon

Most people get better. They just do not get better in the way we think they should. It can be very frightening and overwhelming if you or someone you love has a problem with the use of alcohol or drugs. There is reason for hope, most people do recover. The often-quoted studies of negative outcomes such as jails, institutions or death are extremely unlikely and they are not the usual results of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). This does not mean your situation is not serious and important. It also does not mean that those drastic outcomes could never happen to you or someone you care about. However, there is cause for hope if we can understand what is actually happening and determine the best course of treatment.

By |2021-09-20T16:21:39+00:00September 20th, 2021|Addiction Research, Addiction Treatment|0 Comments

The Natural History of Addiction – coming soon – Based on Research from Addiction Research Foundation

A plan is ever changing so accountability must be ever changing also.  What works for a person the first year will not work in year two.  Likewise what worked in year two will not work in year three and so on.  This will go on for the rest of our lives.  We will always be [...]

Is This Normal?

Is this normal? Am I crazy?I hear some form of these questions almost every day.Over the years, I have answered in various lighthearted ways that were mostly intended to sooth and encourage.But lately I have been thinking about the question more deeply and more personally.What is normal and considered to be mentally healthy? To compete [...]

By |2021-04-06T00:36:38+00:00April 6th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Stop Sending People to AA

Stop Sending People to AA It’s easy to understand why it happened. For the first time, there seemed to be a solution for a seemingly hopeless condition (alcoholism). There were many of us whose lives were saved and there just wasn’t another plan that offered any real hope. Punishment and incarceration had not worked. At [...]

By |2021-01-27T15:03:57+00:00January 27th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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