Metaphors Like 'Clean' and 'Dirty' Can Undermine Addiction Recovery
Think of the words and phrases we use to describe drug and alcohol addiction: “clean and sober,” “addicts,” “junkies.” It's a vocabulary loaded with moralistic connotations. This isn't good, argue the authors of a new editorial in the journal Substance … Read more on New York Magazine

Recovery experts say addiction is a disease, not a weakness
It's only a start, but Suzanne Bissonette and Scotty Burt hope that a Recovery Day celebration next Saturday in McCarthy Park will help erase some of the stigma surrounding addiction. The pair work at Cazenovia Recovery Systems, the lone residential … Read more on Buffalo News

Memorial Hermann Offers Drug-Free Pain Relief
Cutline: Pain Recovery Program Clinical Therapist James S. Flowers, Ph.D., L.P.C.-S. (left) and Obata Olaye, R.N. use Neurolumen therapy, a non-invasive, drug-free alternative for pain relief, as a component of the chemical dependency-based Pain … Read more on The Tribune