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09/12/2021
Although it is a frequently misunderstood concept and there exists no DSM-5 criteria to formally diagnosis it, loneliness is a condition that is plaguing an increasing number of individuals, and it is exacerbating other harmful health...
Although it is a frequently misunderstood concept and there exists no DSM-5 criteria to formally diagnosis it, loneliness is a condition that is plaguing an increasing number of individuals, and it is exacerbating other harmful health...
Although it is a frequently...
09/12/2021
Addiction Professional
News
09/08/2021
In the opening keynote of the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders, Jessica Isom, MD, MPH, and Zina Rodriguez, MSW, CDE, discussed the need for providing culturally competent treatment for persons of color and ways practitioners can...
In the opening keynote of the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders, Jessica Isom, MD, MPH, and Zina Rodriguez, MSW, CDE, discussed the need for providing culturally competent treatment for persons of color and ways practitioners can...
In the opening keynote of the...
09/08/2021
Addiction Professional
News
08/26/2021
Funded by a grant from the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, CarePlus NJ is offering counseling and wellness services for peer recovery specialists and SUD treatment providers who work for DMHAS-funded programs in...
Funded by a grant from the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, CarePlus NJ is offering counseling and wellness services for peer recovery specialists and SUD treatment providers who work for DMHAS-funded programs in...
Funded by a grant from the New...
08/26/2021
Addiction Professional
News
08/14/2021
On Saturday at NCAD West, Valerie Carrejo, MD, FAAFP, FASAM, associate professor and addiction medicine fellowship program director for the University of New Mexico Department of Family and Community Medicine, discussed 3 FDA-approved...
On Saturday at NCAD West, Valerie Carrejo, MD, FAAFP, FASAM, associate professor and addiction medicine fellowship program director for the University of New Mexico Department of Family and Community Medicine, discussed 3 FDA-approved...
On Saturday at NCAD West,...
08/14/2021
Addiction Professional
News
08/13/2021
While addiction has gained more public recognition as a health issue instead of a criminal issue, there is now opportunity for growth, especially when it comes to helping individuals achieve remission and stable recovery sooner, John F....
While addiction has gained more public recognition as a health issue instead of a criminal issue, there is now opportunity for growth, especially when it comes to helping individuals achieve remission and stable recovery sooner, John F....
While addiction has gained more...
08/13/2021
Addiction Professional
NCAD Spotlight
08/09/2021
Community Medical Services vice president Mark Schaefer, EdS, MA, discusses how his organization has worked with counselors and clients to create timely, relevant topics for discussions during therapy that help uncover gaps in treatment and...
Community Medical Services vice president Mark Schaefer, EdS, MA, discusses how his organization has worked with counselors and clients to create timely, relevant topics for discussions during therapy that help uncover gaps in treatment and...
Community Medical Services vice...
08/09/2021
Addiction Professional
Christina Kocol
NCAD Spotlight
08/03/2021
Christina Kocol, LPC, CAADC, CGP, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the dynamics of group therapy sessions and shown the value of flexibility and transparency with clients.
Christina Kocol, LPC, CAADC, CGP, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the dynamics of group therapy sessions and shown the value of flexibility and transparency with clients.
Christina Kocol, LPC, CAADC,...
08/03/2021
Addiction Professional
Perspectives
07/13/2021
Tech played a key role in helping providers deliver patient care while offices were closed due to COVID. But looking at digital solutions as only a means to an end during an unprecedented crisis would be short-sighted.
Tech played a key role in helping providers deliver patient care while offices were closed due to COVID. But looking at digital solutions as only a means to an end during an unprecedented crisis would be short-sighted.
Tech played a key role in...
07/13/2021
Behavioral Healthcare Executive
Perspectives
06/24/2021
Lessons learned from meeting clients where they are and engaging in a use and risk reduction plan tailored to their needs for addiction treatment have informed a different approach to helping patients reduce smoking.
Lessons learned from meeting clients where they are and engaging in a use and risk reduction plan tailored to their needs for addiction treatment have informed a different approach to helping patients reduce smoking.
Lessons learned from meeting...
06/24/2021
Addiction Professional
Leveraging Spirituality in Recovery, Fighting Misconceptions to Improve Patient Outcomes
05/04/2021
Our nation is currently, and rightly, focused on the threat that the coronavirus pandemic poses to our physical and economic health. But there is a second deadly epidemic we, as individuals in recovery and substance use disorder treatment...
Our nation is currently, and rightly, focused on the threat that the coronavirus pandemic poses to our physical and economic health. But there is a second deadly epidemic we, as individuals in recovery and substance use disorder treatment...
Our nation is currently, and...
05/04/2021
Addiction Professional