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By billstaufferpa “The opposite of addiction is connection” – Johann Hari “Every addiction starts with pain and ends with pain” – Eckhart Tolle “Not why the addiction but why the […]

November 19, 2023 ~ billstaufferpa Recently, the founder of Recovery Review Jason Schwartz penned an important piece on the polarization of current drug policy, Protecting autonomy by denying it? Undermining

It’s happened again. Your loved one has promised to change, not to use drugs or drink alcohol, and yet, here you are, facing their broken promise. You’ve tried time and

At their heart, they both rely on creating environments where people flourish without drugs and alcohol—and on evidence-based strategies By Alison Jones Webb “Prevention doesn’t work!” That’s a phrase often

Buying drugs on the street is a game of Russian roulette. From Xanax to cocaine, drugs or counterfeit pills purchased in nonmedical settings may contain life-threatening amounts of fentanyl. Physicians

What were the hot topics, burning themes and searing subjects in addiction recovery in 2022? I thought it might be interesting to take a look at the talking points on

By Jason Schwartz In a recent post, I tried to unpack “drug policy” to look beyond legal/illegal and think through the kinds of things that drug policies determine and influence.

By Bill Staufferpa Working in the substance use service system has always been a challenge. This was true even from its early days. We help people in some of their

NIH-funded results add to growing scientific evidence of negative health effects of cannabis use during pregnancy Prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester—generally after five to six