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How to Implement Culturally Competent Substance Abuse Care

Substance abuse affects all kinds of people regardless of age, gender, religion, profession, socioeconomic status, and other factors. These individuals grew up in different areas, have different beliefs, and come from different cultures. You must acknowledge and account for these differences when providing substance abuse treatment. The shift toward culturally competent substance abuse care is …

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Overdose Doesn’t Discriminate in a Fentanyl-Flooded Market

Addiction, Treatment / By Jake Le Clair

Opioid overdoses have been an insidious and ever-expanding problem over the last two decades. Once fentanyl made its way into the market in 2013, researchers observed a drastic and distressing increase in the number of lives lost to opioids.1 And as more people seek solace in the intense high induced by opioids, overdose rates only …

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Pathways to Addiction: Stigma and Substance Abuse

Addiction / By Jake Le Clair

Substance abuse develops for a range of reasons. Three common experiences can contribute to the development of addiction: trauma, stigma, and poverty. Over the next few months, I want to explore the role that each of these factors plays in the pathways to developing and maintaining addiction. Pathways To Addiction: Trauma and Substance Abuse Pathways …

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Pathways to Addiction: Poverty and Substance Abuse

Addiction / By Jake Le Clair

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Pathways to Addiction: Trauma and Substance Abuse

Addiction / By Jake Le Clair

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3 Ways to Grow Your Gratitude

Addiction / By Jake Le Clair

In early recovery, sometimes you can only make gratitude lists reading “sobriety, food, clothes, and a place to sleep.” And while it may seem like nothing, each of these is a huge thing to be grateful for when you first get sober. But, making a real commitment to recovery requires you to go deeper and …

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Unpacking the Reality of Opioid Abuse and Recovery

1 Comment / Addiction / By Jake Le Clair

No one who struggles with substance abuse sets out to become dependent on drugs. Substance dependence tends to happen slowly over time, often before someone realizes what is happening. Despite what the stigmatized narrative may have you believe, there is no one picture of what substance abuse looks like. Drug addiction can affect anyone. This is especially …

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What Does an Effective Intervention Look Like

How to Conduct a Life-Saving Intervention For Your Loved One

Addiction, Family / By Jake Le Clair

Did you ever watch the show Intervention on A&E? You’ve probably caught at least an episode or two during the last 15 years it’s run on TV. The show offers millions of viewers a rudimentary idea of what happens during the process of an intervention. It provides a look into what life is like for people who …

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Handling the Holidays When a Loved One Battles Addiction

Leave a Comment / Addiction, Family / By Jake Le Clair

The weather is taking a turn as you flip your calendar over to November. It seems the year has flown by once again and the holidays are fast approaching. Holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s Eve mean a fun, relaxing time for many. Coming together with friends and family to celebrate the …

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The Emerge Recovery Difference

1 Comment / Addiction, Family, Treatment / By Jake Le Clair

Recovery is a journey, not a destination. 40-60% of people with a substance use disorder relapse at some point according to data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. These alarming rates show that the current approach to addiction treatment isn’t as effective as we might hope. When research shows that up to 3 out …

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How to Implement Culturally Competent Substance Abuse Care

Overdose Doesn’t Discriminate in a Fentanyl-Flooded Market

Pathways to Addiction: Stigma and Substance Abuse

Pathways to Addiction: Poverty and Substance Abuse

Pathways to Addiction: Trauma and Substance Abuse

3 Ways to Grow Your Gratitude

Unpacking the Reality of Opioid Abuse and Recovery

How to Conduct a Life-Saving Intervention For Your Loved One

Handling the Holidays When a Loved One Battles Addiction

The Emerge Recovery Difference

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