Is Marijuana a Viable Plan for Curbing the Opioid Epidemic?
Since the national opioid epidemic kills almost 91 Americans every day, everyone is scrambling to come up with solutions to stop it. One of the more novel—and controversial—approaches being bandied
Have Smartphones Become the New Drug of Choice for Kids?
The digital generation is literally growing up with electronic devices in their hands. Toddlers know how to navigate smartphones to find their favorite cartoon videos, and elementary school kids FaceTime
Sugar Addiction: How the sugar industry misdirected the masses.
Maybe you’ve seen the comparison: they are both white and granular and can make an addict out of you in no time flat. Except using one will land you inManaging the Addiction Stigma
Dr. Robin Barnett Though more conversation is turning toward recognizing and trying to combat stigma around drug and alcohol addiction, these attitudes still persist. One definition of stigma is this:The Addiction-Treatment Industry Is in an Ethics Crisis
Dr. Robin Barnett, EdD, LCSW, LCADC, CSAT Nearly everyone in America knows that our country is living through an opioid epidemic that is addicting and killing millions of our people.
Sober Coaching
Sometimes, therapy is not enough. Coaching a newly sober individual is an ongoing and day to day process that can ward off the mistakes leading to relapse.
Substance Use Disorder
Working through addictions is a challenging and exhausting situation, whether you are the individual struggling, or the family trying to navigate what to do.
Clinical Hypnosis
Clinical Hypnosis by-passes our conscious brain, and directly accesses where we store problematic issues.
Trauma and EMDR Therapy
Trauma therapy including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be effective both immediately following a traumatic incident, and at any point in the future.