Treating addiction has only recently become a business fueled by data. For decades, there was very little in the way of psychological study data to work with, and counselors had to play their hunches. That’s changed, and for good reason. …
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A Full State-by-State Directory of Accredited Programs for 2025, Complete with Key Details On Everything from Cost to Credentialing You don’t go looking for a master’s degree in addictions counseling unless you have a clear idea of what you can …
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What even is contingency management in addiction treatment? Contingency management is a behavioral therapy technique that every substance use disorder (SUD) counselor is familiar with. As a common kind of operant conditioning, the basics are familiar even to people outside …
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As an addiction counselor or someone walking down that path, you are already well aware that there’s a substantial cost to treating substance use disorders. Beating those demons requires medication, counseling, healthcare, and occasionally even in-patient therapy stays. Since you …
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Although addiction counselors treat dependencies of all kinds, few have been as critical or devastating in recent years as the American opioid epidemic. Starting in the late 1990s, the opioid crisis has overwhelmed and dominated the addiction treatment industry. In …
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Today, addictions treatment providers are working with more older Americans than ever before in history. In part, this is simply a reflection of demographics. The population as a whole is aging, with a large cohort of Baby Boomers benefiting from …
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Like many public health and human services issues, it takes a village to provide effective and compassionate substance abuse treatment in America today. That’s true not just at the process level, where coordination, funding, and policy provide support, but out …
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For many, the college years can actually plant and nurture the seeds of addiction, as most counselors are well aware. Binge drinking, experimenting with cannabis, easy access to amphetamines to fuel late-night cram sessions… you’ll see it all. Yet a …
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The transportation and interstate highway system in Texas is as massive as you’d expect. We’ve got 25 different numbered segments or auxiliary interstate highways and an almost uncountable number of loops, spurs, and frontages all adding up to more than …
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