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Holidays In Early Recovery December 16, 2019
Early recovery brings up a number of new challenges. For a newly sober person the holiday season can be particularly difficult. Not only is it hard for the addict, the rest of the family is in a troublesome position as well. Issues include everything from what to do with alcohol in the home to whether […]
Clint Stonebraker
Aftercare is the Key To Staying Sober In Substance Abuse Treatment August 12, 2019
There are several components of substance abuse treatment but for the sake of simplicity the focus of this article will be on three: intervention, treatment, and aftercare. Each of these categories have a number of elements, all of which are important to an individual’s chances of staying sober. An intervention requires the counselor to both recognize the […]
Clint Stonebraker
Common Questions Early In Drug and Alcohol Treatment April 29, 2019
When a young person enters drug and alcohol treatment most parents have (what seem to be) thousands of questions. What about school? How long will this take? What about vacation? Do I have to stop drinking? Is it my fault? What if he/she relapses? What will happen after treatment? This list is by no means exhaustive but […]
Clint Stonebraker
Looking Back on 40 Years of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment March 27, 2019
Looking Back on 40 Years of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Steven L. Jaffe, MD, DFAPA, DLFAACAP Professor Emeritus of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA Clinical Director, The Insight Adolescent Drug Abuse Program In 1972, while I was a […]
Clint Stonebraker
Why “Enthusiastic” Sobriety? November 12, 2018
The drug epidemic has afflicted young people in America for decades. There is no shortage of ideas on how to solve this problem. From “The War on Drugs” to the “Opioid Epidemic” there have been several campaigns started with the idea of stemming the overwhelming tide of drug abuse. While these approaches are always well intentioned they have […]
Clint Stonebraker
The Danger of Projection in Substance Abuse Treatment September 19, 2018
August and September can be interesting months in the adolescent substance abuse treatment field. Vacations are wrapping up, school is starting, and many families are trying to navigate the stress and anxiety attached to attempts at motivating teenagers. This is the time of year that parents of substance abusing young people pray their children will […]
Clint Stonebraker
Substance Abuse Recovery Is Different For Young People August 23, 2018
Substance abuse recovery for young people is not the same as it is for adults. A common misconception is that a program designed for adults can be delivered to young people in an effective manner. There are numerous problems with this belief. People will often assume that a young person has the same sense of urgency as […]
Clint Stonebraker
Priorities For Sobriety In Substance Abuse Recovery July 9, 2018
No one wants to wake up one day and realize their son or daughter has a serious drug and/or alcohol problem. Most parents would rather be thinking about how to help their child navigate through more “normal” adolescent challenges. Unfortunately many families will run into this problem. An issue some parents struggle with is the recognition […]
Clint Stonebraker
Failure of Smoking Marijuana as a Treatment for Opiate Addiction in Young Severe Substance Abusers June 13, 2018
There has been some recent interest in the use of smoking marijuana as a harm-reduction strategy to treat opiate/heroin addicts. To further evaluate this issue, we conducted clinical interviews with 10 opiate/heroin severe substance abuse use disorder patients being treated in an Enthusiastic Sobriety Intensive Outpatient Program. Ten patients between the ages 14 to 19 […]
Clint Stonebraker
Enabling In Drug and Alcohol Recovery April 19, 2018
Enabling is a word that has been used in drug and alcohol recovery circles for decades. It can be a term that is very misunderstood and misused. No loved one of an addict or alcoholic wants to be thought of as an “enabler.” To enable literally means to make something possible or easy. It can also mean […]
Clint Stonebraker