Addiction Recovery Place Podcast

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 Doug's 24 years clean and sober 🟣 Losing connections to Substance Use Disorder 🟣 Looking for ways to emotionally connect as a SUD counselor 🟣 Group work: tying connections for higher success rates 🟣 Peer support gaining steam 🟣 Innovating new models of care because clients changing faster than industry 🟣 Developing EABT Emotional Attachment Behavioral...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 Tommy's story from homeless on heroin to addiction professional. 🟣 Recovery friends reunited and working together. 🟣 New ownership turning an addiction treatment center around. 🟣 Adding Tangu Wellness, a Primary Mental Health service. 🟣 Giving clients an opportunity to become Junior Staff. 🟣 Timeless concept of one alcoholic helping another. 🟣 The rise...

🎁Warrior Reset - Free guided 10-day reset for veterans thewarriorreset.com Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Unspoken trauma of military transition 🟣Garret's story: after the Marine Corps from a dark place to lighting up the path to help others 🟣USA's 19 million veterans are 200% more likely to struggle with addiction or mental health challenges 🟣TEDx talk watch party co-hosted by Gar...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 How a broken arm in high school led to addiction 🟣 A 1980s perspective on opiates. 🟣 Holistic approach to recovery 🟣 From rehab to sober living 🟣 Aftercare mode - the most critical period in recovery 🟣 Sober living with full time case worker 🟣 There isn't just one thing to success. 🟣 Manage and quarterback recovery in sober living 🟣 Role and responsi...

In this episode, Gus Raymond advocates for better support for the trans and LGBTQ+ community accessing health services and addiction treatment. Being trans himself and working as a consultant, he has a message about counseling ethics that all addiction professionals should hear. Gus also has a message for LGBTQ+ individuals wanting help with addiction. Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Gus's...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Kim's story from alcohol to heroin to homeless to jail to Deputy Director 🟣The feelings of addiction 🟣 The impact on incarceration 10 years after arrest 🟣 Peer certification courses 🟣 Starting a nonprofit 🟣 How sober living helps in getting grounded in recovery 🟣 Extended school care program with social emotional learning 🟣HOPE program Healthy Options...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Ignite Recovery's determination to treat employees better 🟣Recovery coaching with recovery support navigator services 🟣Getting through recovery barriers and stressors 🟣Helping clients manage court appearances and travel to treatment 🟣Outpatient substance use counseling with licensed masters level clinicians 🟣Massachusetts Medicaid program ahead of the ga...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Mark's Journey from volunteer to CEO of Change Grow Live 🟣150,000 British people helped by Change Grow Live services 🟣Shifts in Drug Use Trends in the UK 🟣Challenges with bathtub chemicals and new synthetic drugs 🟣Adding compassion and humanity by working in prisons and police stations 🟣Prescription Services and how the Government bidding process for fun...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Starting a clinic with a former work colleague 🟣Running a budget-conscious remote clinic 🟣Make work stress immensely manageable 🟣Doubling deaths from fentanyl and carfentanil 🟣Harm reduction medication, a new drug of choice 🟣Dealer's harmful and purposeful deception 🟣Cutting through the noise with court testimony 🟣Subpoena surprises 🟣Addictive coping...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Career change into the addiction treatment profession 🟣DUI evaluations and treatment levels in Illinois 🟣Accessing addiction services and referrals 🟣Impact of cannabis legalization on DUIs 🟣Challenges with marijuana DUI Testing 🟣Prevalent drugs and community impact 🟣Addressing the underlying root cause of addiction 🟣Future Plans for Wayward DUI Counseling...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Family's migrant history inspired a love of underdog stories 🟣Qaulitative field researcher who works in street-based drug markets with people who use drugs 🟣Drug use history and prohibition in North America & Australia 🟣George's research paper "The Coloniality of Drug Prohibition" and the impact on Indigenous peoples 🟣Non-carceral approaches to drug use 🟣For...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣Physician faced with a medical crisis within your own family 🟣Personal loss as a catalyst to help others 🟣From mentee to buying an addiction practice. 🟣Fighting for someone and wanting them to have success. 🟣Opioid addiction as a chronic brain disease 🟣From homeless to homeowner managing 50 people 🟣DPC Why some patients prefer to pay cash 🟣Importance of wo...

Dr Pamela discusses how a multidisciplinary approach that includes medication management helps by meeting people where they're at with their addiction. Topics discussed in this episode 🟣What inspired a board-certified Medical Internist to specialize in addiction treatment 🟣Providing medication management care for people in harm's way 🟣Substance use treatment options for working individu...

Addiction Treatment 7 Summits of Freedom Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 Hiding, lying, and secrecy 🟣 Food addiction and bulimia 🟣 Releasing the guilt and shame of obsessive thinking 🟣 No 12 steps. No labels. alternative to a relapse prevention plan for life 🟣 Breath work freedom journey sessions (trauma-informed and somatic shadow work) 🟣 How the 7 Summits of Freedom was developed 🟣 Hav...

🔥Hot Take  HR professionals work toward creating a stigma-free workplace for clients in recovery. HR can be the architect of workplace culture in your addiction treatment center that prioritizes confidentiality and respect.  Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 Proactive HR fostering a no-judgement environment for employees in recovery 🟣 HR can create a stigma-free workplace with training to resp...

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 Intensive outpatient service with referrals from probation, parole, and the judicial system 🟣 Fentanyl use in Wyoming 🟣 Problematic gambling - sports betting's impact on younger people 🟣 Importance of identifying and addressing pre-existing mental health issues Addiction Podcast Guest:Kay Guire | Executive Director, Personal Frontiers Personal Frontiers i...

Topics discussed in this episode - Alex shares his experience working at a rehab facility in Carbondale, Colorado, for men suffering from substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. - Stages of treatment from landing, stabilization, graduate, to alumni community - Atmosphere of friendliness and role of community - Jaywalker Support Gathering - family support for clients and alum families in long t...

Topics discussed in this episode - Dan shares his personal story from addiction to Executive Director of Acceptance Recovery Counseling - Exploring the intersection of substance use, addiction and the criminal justice system - A different approach to outpatient addiction counseling and continued aftercare - Harm reduction - Going deeper than abstinance with addiction treatment - Addiction Treatmen...