Motivational Interviewing & Addiction

Pacific Northwest Top 5 Addiction Treatment Are you longing for big trees, lush green, and the cool soft breezes of the Pacific Northwest? There is so much natural beauty in this region— [...]

Poetry in Addiction Treatment Let’s start this off with some actual creativity: a poem, written about addiction. Sparkling Hook substanceless yearning sticky cloud that rings and rings we [...]

Treating ADD Without Drugs How do we get from talking about alcoholism and getting sober to treatment for ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) that doesn’t involve stimulants? Fair question. Sobriety [...]

A Break in the Storm About the Book and Author Ron Fritz is a certified Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) with a master’s degree in psychology and more than ten years of experience working in the [...]

CALLING A WOLF A WOLF, by Kaveh Akbar Poetry About Alcoholism Kaveh Akbar’s stunning book of poetry, Calling a Wolf a Wolf, is a fresh and personal look at alcoholism. We need more books that [...]

Rehab is Expensive The high cost is something that a lot of people get stuck on when it comes to rehab. Long-term inpatient and residential programs, which are proven most effective, of course [...]

The 5 Parts of the Brain Affected by Alcohol We have known for a long time that drinking alcohol, especially in excess, affects the brain. Obviously, the short term effects of alcohol may impair [...]

The Addicted Brain Put on your smarty pants, because we’re diving into the fantastic world of science today. Science has debunked the longstanding myth that addiction is a choice and alcoholics [...]

Why You or Your Loved One Can’t Just Stop Drinking Many loved ones of alcoholics think addiction is simple, and wonder: ‘why won’t they just stop drinking?’ Unfortunately, it is [...]

Part Three: High on Exercise and the Great Outdoors We have come to the third and final installation of this little series. The goal has been to generate ideas for fun things to do on weekends [...]