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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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: 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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