Our First Show!
Dr. Joe welcomes his audience reflecting on what he has learned of what works in prevention, intervention, and treatment of addiction while recognizing that more is needed. He then gives an overview of...
View ArticleDealing with Addiction and Chonic Pain
Pain is a natural part of life and inextricably entwined in addiction. For some people severe pain contributes to the development of addiction, while others experience chronic pain subsequent to an...
View ArticleWhy Only One Strategy Of Family Intervention?
Few people know that depending on how you slice the pie of family intervention, there are between 8 and 12 strategies. Drawing from his 35 years in addiction treatment and recovery, Dr. Joe reviews the...
View ArticleTrauma: Why Traditional Principles of Drug Recovery Are Not Enough?
From the impact of war, to the shock of child abuse; the insecurity of feeling degraded by domestic violence, and the rage of being bullied: drug abuse and emotional trauma often overlap. Drug...
View ArticleWho Is an Addict?
Dr. Joe will have as his special guest Dr. Stuart Gitlow, MD, president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). This episode is timely in drawing from Dr. Gitlow’s leadership and...
View ArticleReal Stories of Opioid Addiction and Recovery
As the nation moved past the peak of the methamphetamine epidemic, we found ourselves in an opioid (painkiller) epidemic. The nation has not yet turned the corner on rising rates of death from...
View ArticleTreating Opioid Addiction with Medication
Opiates are derived from the poppy plant. Opioids are drugs that trigger the same brain receptor sites, especially in the pleasure center. Since Purdue Pharmaceutical mischaracterized Oxycontin® as...
View ArticleTrapped On Buprenorphine/naloxone
It is estimated that 1.9 million Americans are addicted to painkillers (opioids), with each having a high risk of death, debilitation, and disability. Since 2002, the therapeutic medication...
View ArticleComfortably Getting Off Painkillers: The ‘Bupe’ Stepdown
With tens of thousands of people dying each year in the United States from opioid (painkiller) addiction, we need to optimize every resource to help extricate people from this trap of brain chemistry....
View ArticleComfortably Getting Off Painkillers: Detox vs The Stepdown
Responding to a number of great inquiries for more information on opioid addiction and the pharmacological supports available today, Dr Joe responds with a follow-up show. He addresses the difference...
View ArticleHow Do Genetics Affect Drug Use and Addiction?
If 100 people use the same amount of the same drug for the first time, why do they all not respond exactly the same? Why do some become hopelessly addicted to nicotine while others quit so easily? Why...
View ArticleAgain: How Do Genetics Affect Drug Use and Addiction?
Genetics and Addiction #2: Back By Popular Demand Many listeners requested more information on genetics and addiction. If 100 people use the same amount of the same drug for the first time, why do they...
View ArticleWhat Is NAADAC And Why Is It Important
The National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors is the largest organization of addiction professionals in the US. The organization represents the interests of 75,000 counselors,...
View ArticleTreating Addiction With Native America Values
In the mid-1930s, a group of people gathered repeatedly to find that by supporting each other in adhering to a common set of values and principles, they could survive addiction only with complete...
View ArticleeTherapy For Addiction Treatment and Intervention
Living in the digital era, like enjoying this radio broadcast over the internet, is revolutionizing the options for addiction treatment and intervention contacts. The world of sober connections has...
View ArticleWho Is And Is Not An Addict?
Many contend that it is too difficult to delineate abuse from addiction to even try to discern the point at which it occurs. But, each person deserves to know if he/she has transitioned from abuse to...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Reimbursement for Addiction: A Look at Benzodiazepines
The health insurance industry was in mad flux before the Affordable Care Act was passed. Now with the Mental Health Parity Act implementation, health care reform, and the increasing digitization of...
View ArticleThe Human River of Emotions, Addiction, and Grief
All addicts suffer pain and loss due to the compulsive behavior patterns. Many have suffered significant loss before the harm of addiction occurred. Either way, addicts have tremendous grief that...
View ArticleSpirituality And Recovery Within a Christian Church
Many people know that 12-Step fellowship is about addiction recovery and spirituality, not religion. But, can religion play a role in the spirituality of addiction recovery? Today we have as our...
View ArticleAddiction Recovery Across the World: United Kingdom
Every day across the world people die from addiction, with no effort 100% effective. Given that none is entirely effective, we who care need to continually reach, grow, learn, and for those who are...
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