A recent article in JAMA Psychiatry points to a few unique challenges that mental healthcare providers face when practicing telehealth for substance use disorder versus other mental health practices. Notably, the authors point to the ways in which addiction treatment relies on in-person visits: “Compared with mental health, adoption of telehealth for SUDs has been […]
Ask any business owner or service provider what they think of Yelp and you will likely hear, “It’s complicated,” accompanied by a deep sigh. While most businesses are happy for the boost in business that comes with a high rating, bad reviews are almost impossible to remove – even if their claims are unfair or […]
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A recent article in Substance Abuse by Cockroft et al. explored several ways that women experience distrust towards healthcare providers when seeking treatment for substance abuse disorders. In this small study, several themes emerged as common barriers blocking patients’ perception of trust toward their healthcare providers. The data collected showed that the female participants in […]
Addiction to narcotics and alcohol may be more common than we think – and according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) it remains one of the leading causes of death for all Americans. In fact, NIDA recently released data and statistics of drug overdoses in the United States, and in the period from […]
When country music legend George Jones sang of his alcoholism, “I’m living and dying by the choices I made,” he probably didn’t realize there would be an entire field of scientific research devoted to that very idea. A recent article in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors offers a value based decision making (VBDM) take on recovery […]
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published an interesting perspective on addiction stigma reduction. While considerable research has been devoted to understanding the negative effects of stigma on people suffering from alcoholism and addiction, this article focuses on strategies to improve the efficacy of anti-stigma campaigns. Why? “Stigma manifests in labeling of people, negative […]