Addiction Professional

You've been there: You just finished participating in a great training on a new clinical intervention, and you're enthusiastic and committed to trying it with your clients. Although there wasn't much time for skill-building, you have lots of notes...

Earn continuing education credits by taking this quiz on the article that begins on page 34 of this issue. A grade of 70% or above will earn you a certificate of completion for two nationally certified continuing education hours. This is an open-book...

Picture this: I have decided I am going to buy a house. I mean, I think I want a new house; most of my friends and family members have one and they tell me: "It's a buyer's market. Buy now before it's too late." So I am buying a house. I decide...

It would take some doing to recall a prior time that offered the kind of convergence of circumstances that is making so many people feel bullish about the addiction field's long-term health right now. Sure, media attention in the past has made addiction...

As a young Rhode Island state legislator rising in the ranks, Tom Coderre lived a fast-paced life in the public eye. This made it inevitable that when Coderre suffered a downfall caused by cocaine addiction, this would be played out publicly as well....

Many substance abuse treatment programs are still struggling to identify the best role for medications in their clients' treatment plans. Arguing that medication in and of itself is good or bad is as ridiculous as arguing whether sunshine is good or...

While there have been many advances in the treatment of addiction, relapse remains a common problem. (1,2) Research indicates that 25 to 50% of people who have undergone addiction treatment moved back and forth between periods of abstinence and heavy...