A Disease, Not a Moral Failing: Why the Mindset of Addiction Matters
When you come down with a cold or flu, you don’t think you’re a bad person, right? If you break your leg, do you look at the sky and curse…
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During my twenty-five year career in substance abuse treatment, I’ve frequently heard family members (and clients) insist that "Alcohol isn't his/her/my problem - drugs are!" and "Alcoholism isn't his/her/my problem - addiction is!" as if the same principles of recovery from chemical dependency don't apply to any dysfunctional situation where alcohol either isn't present or isn't present enough to be identified as the primary drug-of-choice.
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When you come down with a cold or flu, you don’t think you’re a bad person, right? If you break your leg, do you look at the sky and curse…
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Addiction is a powerful force that damages real families and claims real lives. The battle against the scourge of addiction has front-line soldiers—workers whose diligent efforts and quiet professionalism make a substantial impact on a recovering person’s progress.
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By Andrew Woolwine, M.S., Client Services Representative at Transformations
Helplessness.
Working as a treatment provider and professional in the addiction and mental health field, many of our clients who admit into treatment feel just that
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By: Dr. Maureen Esposito, Ph.D., CAP, LMHC, LMFT
Twenty three years seems like a long time to be in one career field now- a -days, but for me it seems like just a moment in time. When you like your job it does not seem like work at all. As a licen
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By: Megan Garvey, LCSW, MCAP, Clinical Director for Transformations Treatment Center
I’ve been asked many times, “What makes Transformations Treatment Center unique?” And right off the bat, I can think of several ways that we stand apart f
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