Recovery Research Scientists
The principle of equifinality, which states that the same developmental endpoint can be achieved by many different means, applies well to addiction recovery.
Recovery of the Unaffiliated
The professionalization and industrialization of addiction treatment was accompanied by a number of mechanisms aimed at protecting the safety of those being served: informed consent, confidentiality regulations, program accreditation standards, background checks for volunteers and job applicants, credentialing/licensing of addiction professionals, professional codes of ethics, patient grievance procedures, manual-guided therapies, and clinical supervision, to name just a few.
Recent studies offer new insights into the prevalence and processes of remission/recovery from cannabis use disorders.
Recovery Economy
Ernest Kurtz, the Harvard-trained historian best known for his landmark works on the history of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.), spirituality, shame, and the growing varieties of addiction recovery experience, died on January 19, 2015.
Future of Addiction Treatment
Definition The New Recovery Advocacy Movement (NRAM) is a social movement led by people in addiction recovery and their allies aimed at altering public and professional attitudes toward addiction recovery, promulgating recovery-focused policies and programs, and supporting efforts to break intergenerational cycles of addiction and related problems.
In 2013, I penned a tribute in Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly honoring recently deceased leaders who had exerted great influence on the history of addiction treatment and recovery in America.