I sometimes notice substance abuse professionals who believe they understand addiction concepts and behaviors when, in fact, they don’t. One main reason for this false impression is that they have a profound belief that naming a particular behavior or concept, explains it. A more technical term for this naming problem is the phrase called the …
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To Name is to Explain or Is It?
August 31st, 2013 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (Comments Off on To Name is to Explain or Is It?)Mere Theorizing Doesn’t Cut It
March 31st, 2012 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (Comments Off on Mere Theorizing Doesn’t Cut It) There remains one little fly in the soup for mere theorizing. Do the theories represent true progress in our field?
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The dark side of experience.
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Craving Seen As “Hope”
December 28th, 2011 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (Comments Off on Craving Seen As “Hope”)Cravings perceived as hope.
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An Observation
November 27th, 2011 | Posted by in Addiction | Drug Addiction | Uncategorized - (Comments Off on An Observation)Don’t fall prey to simple workshop answers.
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The Stubborn Addiction Field
October 20th, 2011 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (Comments Off on The Stubborn Addiction Field)Why are some folks in our field so stubborn about accepting new ideas?
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A Prime Example of What Not To Do
August 31st, 2011 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (Comments Off on A Prime Example of What Not To Do)Shy from new addiction treatments that do not have supportive research.
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