Part of a series by adolescent psychiatrist Peter Cohen called “High School Confidential: In the Trenches with Substance-Using Teens”
Evidence-Based and Best Practices
Tough Kids, Tough Challenges – The Case Study
R.J. is a sixteen-year-old 10th grader. He was admitted to a therapeutic high school after multiple absences, failing grades, fights with peers, refusal to do work in class, and unpredictable disappearances at his previous high school.
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.
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.
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.”
Finding Support for Patients in Medication-Assisted Treatment
Five years ago, Bill White released an enlightening document about the “hazardous territory” between Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction.
What Was It Like and How Does It Matter?
Will Unite to Face Addiction Reverberate? There were a lot of different kinds of people at the Unite to Face Addiction rally on October 4. I tried to capture some of the variety with my camera, so the world could see how many sorts of folks care about this issue.
Unite to Face Addiction? Here’s How.
This weekend, thousands will gather at the National Mall in Washington, DC to demand that addiction be made a national priority.
