May 16, 2012 Gary A. Enos, Editor
The pioneering leaders of recovery residences get stronger as many continue to face obstacles in their home communities.
May 14, 2012
Learn about best practices in Alumni Services.
April 30, 2012 Gary A. Enos, Editor
Healthcare professionals gathered in San Francisco last week to further the understanding of compulsive hoarding and cluttering
April 27, 2012 Gary A. Enos, Editor
Treatment and recovery advocates in Rhode Island mobilize to block legislation that could make it difficult for some recovering individuals to secure ideal jobs
April 23, 2012 Gary A. Enos, Editor
Hanley Center's recent survey of its older alumni shows that older-adult addiction carries a number of precipitating factors and manifestations
April 16, 2012 Gary A. Enos, Editor
The clinical director at Caron Texas offers an impassioned look at why women need tailored services from the addiction treatment community.
April 9, 2012 Gary A. Enos, Editor
A software developer reaches out to addiction treatment centers in order to locate clients who could benefit from a boost in gambling treatment aftercare.
April 6, 2012 Gary A. Enos, Editor
A reader comment about a product advertisement serves as a reminder of the orthodoxies that govern addiction professionals' points of view.
March 28, 2012 Gary A. Enos, Editor
Addiction treatment organizations have not been well-represented this week in the policy statements following the Supreme Court's oral arguments on Obamacare.
March 22, 2012 Erica Shely, Aftercare and Alumni Coordinator at Santé Center for Healing
Author Erica Shely describes how a balanced program that includes both center-driven and peer driven activities is a worthwhile endeavor.
March 7, 2012 Gary A. Enos, Editor
Telephone survey results that were released this week illustrate the impact of substance abuse in society. But they also demonstrate the challenge of accurately quantifying the recovery community.
March 5, 2012 Kristen Black, La Hacienda Treatment Center
Kristen Black from La Hacienda Treatment Center describes how she uses social media to stay in touch with Alumni. She also poses questions to ask your organization before you begin.
Here is the way La Hacienda approaches social media as well as questions to ask your organization before you begin.
March 2, 2012 Gary A. Enos, Editor
Some holistic treatment centers are incorporating music and audio therapy into their programs, with some research showing a benefit in mitigatiing withdrawl symptoms
February 29, 2012 Michael Shelton
Would you care to venture a guess as to how many substance abuse treatment facilities offer specialized services for LGBTs? (Hint: Estimate Low...VERY low).
February 26, 2012
Show your Alumni just how great recovery can be.
February 14, 2012 Gary A. Enos, Editor
The news of Whitney Houston's death led to some soul-searching among addiction professionals
February 13, 2012
Dr. Leslie Ahlers, Medical Director at River Ridge Treatment Center writes:
As a family physician and pain management specialist, I am fascinated by the effect of trauma on health and wellness, and how often it is connected to symptoms of chronic pain, mental illness, and addictions.
February 12, 2012 Gary A. Enos, Editor
Rosecrance Health Network identified a patient exercise that combined art therapy with some Valentine's Day caring.
January 25, 2012 Gary Enos
One of the addiction treatment leaders most closely identified with the evolution of the therapeutic community (TC) will retire at the end of this month.
January 25, 2012 Gary Enos, Editor
A discussion unfolding in the city of Salem, Mass., illustrates the balancing act that promoters of recovery residences must engage in - fighting public discrimination against the neighborhood homes while also raising the bar on quality among their operators.
