Seeing harm reduction dragged through the mud again this week. Thirty years in this work, and both the data and my own eyes say the same thing: harm reduction doesn't enable addiction — it keeps people alive long enough to find recovery. The opposite of recovery isn't a clean syringe. It's a closed door. #HarmReduction #AddictionRecovery #PublicHealth #HarmReductionWorks
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Being alone and being lonely are different things, and most of us were never taught the difference. One is an empty room; the other is an empty feeling in a crowded one. If the quiet makes you restless, that's information, not a flaw. Before you reach for something — or someone — to make it stop: Pause. Acknowledge. Understand. Settle. Engage. That small practice is where both solitude and connection begin. #Loneliness #InnerPeace #MentalHealth #Mindfulness #AddictionRecovery
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Something honest is going around this week: stop telling people recovery is hard. Being sick without a substance every single day — that's what's hard. Thirty years in this work taught me the same. Nobody is afraid recovery will be too hard. They're afraid of losing the one thing that numbs the pain — and of who they'll meet when it's gone. #Recovery #AddictionRecovery #InnerPeace #MentalHealth
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This year's Nobel Prize in medicine went to a light switch for brain cells. One of the laureates is a psychiatrist; the circuits this tool has helped reveal include the ones behind craving and reward.
The AMA named addiction a disease in 1956. Seventy years later, the science still agrees — and so does anyone who has ever sat with the actual person inside the illness. #Neuroscience #AddictionRecovery #MentalHealth #EndStigma -
A priest on the Orthodox Christian Network says the foundation of recovery is the Gospel. The comments split, predictably.
From 30+ years in the field: the spirituality of the 12 steps isn't a religious claim — it's a clinical observation. A 2026 JAMA study of 540,000+ people: 13% protective link with lower drug use risk.
Nobody recovers alone. 🔗 https://dub.sh/imCOpir
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It's National Recovery Month, and I want to talk about the question I hear more than any other in 30 years of this work: "Why can't they just stop?"
Here's what I've learned: that question carries something it doesn't mean to. Shame. Shame isn't just painful. It's a clinical obstacle to recovery.
The question is "What would it take for them to believe they deserve a different answer?" Full post: https://dub.sh/ivCNnkR
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Social connections aren’t a “nice to have” in recovery—they’re the difference between short-term sobriety and a life that’s truly sustainable and supported. https://dub.sh/neAw4I8 #addictionrecovery #mentalhealth #communitysupport #socialconnectedness
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DATE: September 29, 2026 at 05:00AM
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NEW YORK TIMES PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGISTS FEEDTITLE: Why Are We Becoming So Entranced by Hypnotherapy?
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/style/hypnotherapy-hypnosis-jim-curtis.html
Once considered a fringe practice, hypnotherapy is now praised by celebrities, offered at spas and even administered to treat depression and addiction. Does it work?
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/style/hypnotherapy-hypnosis-jim-curtis.html
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Social connections aren’t a “nice to have” in recovery—they’re the difference between short-term sobriety and a life that’s truly sustainable and supported. https://dub.sh/neAw4I8 #addictionrecovery #mentalhealth #communitysupport #socialconnectedness
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It's National Recovery Month, and I want to talk about the question I hear more than any other in 30 years of this work: "Why can't they just stop?"
Here's what I've learned: that question carries something it doesn't mean to. Shame. Shame isn't just painful. It's a clinical obstacle to recovery.
The question is "What would it take for them to believe they deserve a different answer?" Full post: https://dub.sh/ivCNnkR
#RecoveryMonth #AddictionRecovery #SelfCompassion #MentalHealth #Connection -
Explore how women can move beyond sympathy through practical recovery support, healthier routines, emotional awareness, family understanding, and meaningful change. For more info - https://drugfreecountry.com/nasha-mukti-kendra-in-sangrur/
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Social connections aren’t a “nice to have” in recovery—they’re the difference between short-term sobriety and a life that’s truly sustainable and supported. https://dub.sh/neAw4I8 #addictionrecovery #mentalhealth #communitysupport #socialconnectedness
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It's National Recovery Month, and I want to talk about the question I hear more than any other in 30 years of this work: "Why can't they just stop?"
Here's what I've learned: that question carries something it doesn't mean to. Shame. Shame isn't just painful. It's a clinical obstacle to recovery.
The question is "What would it take for them to believe they deserve a different answer?" Full post: https://dub.sh/ivCNnkR
#RecoveryMonth #AddictionRecovery #SelfCompassion #MentalHealth #Connection -
Social connections aren’t a “nice to have” in recovery—they’re the difference between short-term sobriety and a life that’s truly sustainable and supported. https://dub.sh/neAw4I8 #addictionrecovery #mentalhealth #communitysupport #socialconnectedness
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Social connections aren’t a “nice to have” in recovery—they’re the difference between short-term sobriety and a life that’s truly sustainable and supported. https://dub.sh/neAw4I8 #addictionrecovery #mentalhealth #communitysupport #socialconnectedness
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It's National Recovery Month, and I want to talk about the question I hear more than any other in 30 years of this work: "Why can't they just stop?"
Here's what I've learned: that question carries something it doesn't mean to. Shame. Shame isn't just painful. It's a clinical obstacle to recovery.
The question is "What would it take for them to believe they deserve a different answer?" Full post: https://dub.sh/ivCNnkR
#RecoveryMonth #AddictionRecovery #SelfCompassion #MentalHealth #Connection -
Woman Claims Non-Invasive Ultrasound Treatment Helped Overcome Meth Addiction
📰 Original title: A New Startup Lets You Freeze Your Eggs For Free. But Is Anything Ever Free?
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️#health #medicaltreatment #addictionrecovery #noninvasivetherapy
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Social connections aren’t a “nice to have” in recovery—they’re the difference between short-term sobriety and a life that’s truly sustainable and supported. https://dub.sh/neAw4I8 #addictionrecovery #mentalhealth #communitysupport #socialconnectedness
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Social connections aren’t a “nice to have” in recovery—they’re the difference between short-term sobriety and a life that’s truly sustainable and supported. https://dub.sh/neAw4I8 #addictionrecovery #mentalhealth #communitysupport #socialconnectedness
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Social connections aren’t a “nice to have” in recovery—they’re the difference between short-term sobriety and a life that’s truly sustainable and supported. https://dub.sh/neAw4I8 #addictionrecovery #mentalhealth #communitysupport #socialconnectedness
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Social connections aren’t a “nice to have” in recovery—they’re the difference between short-term sobriety and a life that’s truly sustainable and supported. https://dub.sh/neAw4I8 #addictionrecovery #mentalhealth #communitysupport #socialconnectedness
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After Matthew Perry died, the condolence calls revealed a side of him even his sister didn’t fully know
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/pn-matthew-perry-sister-condolence-calls-helped/
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Between-session practice is not busywork. It is the mechanism that turns a deliberate skill into an automatic response. This requires repeated pairing of new coping with old triggers across different contexts. A lapse may indicate the consolidation phase is still active, not that understanding has failed.