Substance Use Therapy

Harm reduction practitioners accept that not all substance use is problematic. Perhaps this is a crude metaphor, but let’s compare it to...

For many years I worked at a methadone clinic. Although I learned many important things about being a clinician in graduate school, I...

Often, substance use is viewed from a binary perspective. You either use or you do not. Therefore, many treatment approaches treat...

Many people feel that the best way to use cocaine is to use it with alcohol. People like the perceived counterbalance they feel occur...

Most of us do things every day to mitigate harm to ourselves and each other. We use sunscreen to protect us from harmful UV rays. We wear...

There is a lot about addiction that seems paradoxical. Illogical even. However, it turns out one can be perfectly rational and have a...

I worked at a methadone clinic for almost 5 years. During that time, when I told people where I worked, I was usually met with one of...

By now most of us know someone who has struggled with substance use. Unfortunately, most of us also know someone who has died as a result...