Tag: Recovery

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Judith Herman’s “Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence — From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror” is a seminal work in the field of trauma studies. Originally published in 1992, this book has become a classic in the field, influencing both clinical practice and re...

Takeaway/tl;dr- We studied 1.5 million Reddit posts with machine learning to see how people self-direct recovery from opioid addiction. In a CHI 2019 paper, we discovered that clinically unverified substances were being discussed and used as treatment for addiction. We also found conflicting su...

I’m also a writer, a comedian, a Johns Hopkins honors graduate, a recovering codependent, a skincare connoisseur, a voracious reader, a public policy nerd, and a cat and chocolate lover. Today, I am many things. Whenever I speak at meetings on my own recovery journey from drug addiction and...

On March 5, 2024, Lev Facher of STATNews reports on the desolate state of the US response to over 1 million drug overdose deaths in an extensively reported piece “How the U.S. is sabotaging its best tools to prevent deaths in the opioid epidemic” I recommend readin...

This story is for everyone struggling to get sober. The deflated day counters who can’t scratch together a week. The promise-breakers on their third trip to rehab. Our struggle is real. Addiction is a monster that can destroy any of us, any day of the week. If you’re sick and tired...

Our AA brother said, “Victimhood is at the heart of a claim to being complicated. Like the famous comedian saying, the devil made me do it, we whine; you must understand; we are complicated. “We addicts are no more complicated than anyone else. We are simple, and our problem is s...

One of the reasons I’m so passionate about recovery is because something that literally almost got me killed has been the most powerful source of transformation and blessing in my life. I have immense respect for people in recovery. An addict who has overcome their addiction is more success...

My head was pounding. I reached over to turn the volume down on the car stereo. “I’m so tired of listening to this EDM stuff!” I thought to myself. I didn’t dare express my discontent with the driver. The three of us in the car were hungry, tired, and crashing. I knew...