As a trainer for IRETA, when I talk about the consequences of substance use, I always include tobacco.
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How To Get Your Criminal Defense Attorney and Therapist To Work Together
It’s best if the attorney and the mental health professional work together toward a common goal.
Here’s Exactly How We Expand the Use of an Evidence-Based Approach to Substance Use
How do we raise awareness about substance abuse, build skills, incorporate an evidence-based approach, and change practice?
Addressing Substance Use in a Clinic for Homeless People
Pittsburgh’s Healthcare for the Homeless program addresses substance use with regular screening, Motivational Interviewing, and philosophy of harm reduction.
Interactive Journaling: A Structured & Client-Directed Therapeutic Writing Tool
Interactive Journaling is an evidence-based approach to helping clients move through the stages of change.
Radiolab on Addiction
There’s a lot I don’t know about addiction, but I know enough to be touchy when I hear popular news stories about it. Here are three simple ideas from a recent radio show you can take to the bank.
The Media Makes a Mess Out of Alcohol and Pregnancy
Headline-writers cause IRETA’s Director of Research to facepalm. Wait until you see what the headlines did to study findings.
Heroin is Ubiquitous. But It’s Not Just Heroin.
A new DEA report on Pennsylvania’s overdose deaths underlines, italicizes, and exclamation-points this statement. Of 2,500 recorded drug-related deaths in Pennsylvania in 2014, 81% involved two or more drugs. Most Pennsylvania overdose deaths involve multiple drugs
Canada Is Of Two Minds on Safe Injection Sites
Amid rising levels of intravenous drug use, Canada passes stringent legislation that makes new safe injection sites “almost impossible.”
Annual Report 2015
You’ve been waiting for months. It’s finally here. It’s IRETA’s 2015 annual report!