ARTICLES
Restoring American Community - Recovery Community as a Catalyst
In this article by William Stauffer on November 4, Dr. Stauffer discusses how we are "losing community and connection with each other across our nation.
"Continuing Crisis, Drug Overdose Deaths in New York"
In the"Continuing Crisis, Drug Overdose Deaths in New York" published November 2022 by NYS Comptroller, Thomas P. Dinapol, some important finding are discussed:
"Recovery Oriented Systems of Care" and "Recovery Management" are slowly becoming "Using-Oriented Systems of Care" and "Using Management"
In this published article by Dr. Brian Coon, the author sees "a trend toward making using [substances] the more sacred goal and the more hoped-for experience, over sobriety".
Zero Sum, Destructive Treatment Marketing
In this published article by Jason Schwartz, the author takes issue with a new marketing campaign from Ophelia Health which focuses on the message "F*CK REHAB".
The Recovery Community Organization: Toward A Working Definition and Description
In this published article by Phillip A. Valentine, William L. White and Pat Taylor, recovery community organizations (RCO's) are given a formal definition.
Are We Serving as Good Stewards in Our Collective Responsibility to the Recovery Community?
In this published article by Dr. Stauffer, the author suggests that recovery communities would be better served by being independent from local governments and treatment systems.
How Other Countries are Dealing with the Opioid Crisis
In the article, "Fentanyl and the U.S. Opiod Epidemic" by Claire Klobucista and Alejandra Martinez, published and updated April 19, 2023 to the Council on Foreign Relations, the authors discuss the horrific statistics of this epidemic and describe some of the ways in which other countries are coping.
What's going on with Rehabs?
An interesting article from Jason Schwartz on Jan 23,2023 http://recoveryreview.blog "Zero Sum, Destructive Treatment Marketing" discussed the new marketing campaign from Ophelia Health named "F*CK REHAB."