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Mar 11, 2020

13 Things to Look for in Quality Treatment

How to find quality addiction treatment

Mar 5, 2020

Addiction-Associated Traits: A Look at the Bright Side

Neuroscientist Charlotte Wincott reviews how addiction-related traits can be harnessed to better society.

Aug 21, 2019

Ask a Counselor: What is Contingency Management?

Contingency Management (CM) is a behavioral therapy based on Operant Conditioning Theory.

Jul 11, 2019

A New Joint Employer’s Initiative

A partnership to address substance use disorders in the workplace.

Jul 11, 2019

Employer Initiative

Addiction Policy has launched the Employer Initiative to help employers support their associates through prevention, treatment and recovery.

Jun 19, 2019

Ask a Counselor: How can I help my family understand what I’m going through?

Free resources that translate the science into digestible information, and can help you and your loved ones to better understand addiction.

May 30, 2019

Ask a Counselor: What is an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)?

In intensive outpatient programs (IOPs), patients can receive between nine-to-19 hours of treatment services per week.

May 16, 2019

Why are habits so hard to break?

Substance misuse not only promotes harmful habit formation, which might undermine survival, but also makes it difficult to stop using.

May 2, 2019

Addiction is a Brain Disorder

Breaking down the science of addiction to help families and loved ones understand what happens when someone is suffering from a SUD.

May 2, 2019

The Disease Model of Addiction

Addiction needs to be treated like a disease and we need to follow the disease model.

Apr 11, 2019

Coordinating Care for Pregnant and Postpartum OUD Patients

It is more important than ever to focus upon the complex needs and challenges of pregnant women with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).

Feb 4, 2019

Addiction 101

Understand the basics of addiction, including how it affects the brain, why some people are more susceptible to developing an addiction, ...

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