April 2007 Vol.8, No.2
Counseling Difficult-to-Reach Chemically Dependent Adolescent Males
A recent New York Times article by Charles Siebert describes an increase of violence among young male elephants. Siebert states that studies of elephant behavior reveal that young male elephants have been dramatically affected by witnessing the ma...
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Chronic Addiction and Recovery Management: Implications for Clinical Practice
In 2001, Dr. Lonnie Shavelson published Hooked, a provocative study of the lives of five individuals whose addictions propelled them through multiple episodes of addiction treatment and encounters with a host of other community institutions. Shave...
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The Rubik's Cube of Addiction Counseling Part 6: The Journey
The paradox of this series, likening the treatment process of an addictive disorder to the solving of a Rubik’s Cube, is that the last side of the cube is the only one that really matters. If we never reach this point in treatment, the clien...
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Physicians Health Programs: What Counselors Can Learn from These Remarkable Programs
Despite their advanced training, physicians are not immune to the perils of addiction. The prevalence of substance use disorders among physicians is similar to that in the general population, and substance-related problems continue to be among the...
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Bill W. and Dr. Bob Makes Off Broadway Debut - An Interview with the Playwrights
In addition to his “day job” as a doctor on the Harvard Medical School faculty and running a private psychiatric practice, Dr. Stephen Bergman also is a published novelist and playwright.

In a writing career than spans more than 30 ...
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Dysthymia and Substance Abuse: A New Perspective
Mood disorders account for the vast majority of psychiatric disorders that occur in the world. In fact, according to the Global Burden of Disease study, which analyzed the impact of 107 major diseases on morbidity and mortality, mood disorders are...
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Columns
Overwhelming Early Life Trauma: Creating a Second Chance Overwhelming Early Life Trauma: Creating a Second Chance
As all addiction professionals know, one of the hardest things to do is to motivate individuals to change to abandon an addictive lifestyle. One recognized technique is to empower through education, that is helping people to blend their real life ...
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Don’t Tell Mom, But My Money is All Gone Don’t Tell Mom, But My Money is All Gone
People come to gambling for different reasons, usually beginning with the entertainment aspect. Those of us who have developed an addiction may have started just that way, but then, for different reasons, the entertainment goes astray. In my case,...
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To Upgrade Your Software, Or Not? To Upgrade Your Software, Or Not?
All of your computers are obsolete. Perhaps that’s an exaggeration, but with the release of Microsoft Vista you might agree. Although Vista was not actually on the market until January 2007, prior to its release, there were some great bargai...
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Scaling Regulatory Hurdles Scaling Regulatory Hurdles
We’ve spent the last few columns talking about the differences between “medical” care and other types of care for those with substance use disorders. I’ve received a greater number of letters than usual, all of which agreed...
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Addiction Doesn’t Discriminate Addiction Doesn’t Discriminate
Last year was a time when many public figures sought help from treatment centers to deal with personal problems they blamed on too much drinking or drugging. They were members of Congress, such as Mark Foley, Patrick Kennedy and Bob Ney. The actor...
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Recommendations from the Nation’s Leading Addiction researchers: Part II Recommendations from the Nation’s Leading Addiction researchers: Part II
This column continues to summarize the results of the new book, Rethinking Substance Abuse: What the Science Shows, and What We Should Do About It (Miller & Carroll, 2006). The book brought together some of the best addiction minds in the coun...
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Resolutions for 2007 Resolutions for 2007
I’ll admit it. I’m a New Year resolver. I make a few New Year resolutions and am stubborn enough to keep most of them through most of the year. If the alcohol and drug abuse field were to make resolutions for 2007 these are the resolut...
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Optimism and High Level Wellness Optimism and High Level Wellness
As a wellness advocate, I am intrigued by the connection between an optimistic outlook and our ability to program ourselves for optimal health. I will expound on this important topic in this two-column series. As always, please feel free to share ...
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From the Editor April 2007 From the Editor April 2007
Dear Readers,

Many of us look forward to the change of seasons, particularly the end of winter and the beginning of spring. For people like me, who live in South Florida, it just means we are getting that much closer to hurricane season! Rather...
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