Addiction, Recovery and Substance Abuse

September is National Recovery Month: Supporting the Journey to Recovery

Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

By Makeba Royall, LCSW NASW Senior Practice Associate In 1989, National Recovery Month was started during the month of September. Recovery month provides continued education and encouragement around recovery, elevating accomplishments and reaffirming the possibility of recovery.

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September is National Recovery Month: Supporting the Journey to Recovery

Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

By Makeba Royall, LCSW – NASW Senior Practice Associate In 1989, National Recovery Month was started during the month of September. Recovery Month provides continued education and encouragement around recovery, elevating accomplishments and reaffirming the possibility of recovery.

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How to Talk With Patients About Substance Use Disorder

Gateway Foundation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Psychologists have found that using medically accurate language can help dismantle stereotypes outside the clinical space while providing more effective, compassionate support for people with addiction. Here’s how you can alter your language to avoid these stigmas and create a safe, supportive environment for patients with addiction: 1.

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How to Talk With Patients About Substance Use Disorder

Gateway Foundation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Psychologists have found that using medically accurate language can help dismantle stereotypes outside the clinical space while providing more effective, compassionate support for people with addiction. Here’s how you can alter your language to avoid these stigmas and create a safe, supportive environment for patients with addiction: 1.

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SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Patients

Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) division of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides funds for qualified treatment and recovery support centers. Thanks to SUPR grants, Illinois can expand and improve its substance use disorder treatment efforts.

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SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Clients

Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) division of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides funds for qualified treatment and recovery support centers. Thanks to SUPR grants, Illinois can expand and improve its substance use disorder treatment efforts.

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All You Need To Know About Social Work Articles

Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

In various settings, social workers help people manage everyday life challenges and larger problems, from mental health, to poverty, to trauma recovery. It covers topics such as helping elderly individuals access benefits, understanding age-related illnesses, addressing elder abuse and developing end-of-life plans.

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How to Get an Illinois DUI Evaluation

Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 19, 2024

Substance Use Disorder (Misuse) Subtle Screening Inventory: This questionnaire involves determining the severity of your addiction and your willingness to make lifestyle changes. High risk: If you show signs of a substance use disorder, your evaluator will assign high risk even if you don’t have prior DUI convictions.

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How to Get an Illinois DUI Evaluation

Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 19, 2024

Substance Use Disorder (Misuse) Subtle Screening Inventory: This questionnaire involves determining the severity of your addiction and your willingness to make lifestyle changes. High risk: If you show signs of a substance use disorder, your evaluator will assign high risk even if you don’t have prior DUI convictions.

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DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Criteria for Gambling Disorder

Gateway Foundation

JULY 25, 2023

Here are some differential diagnoses to consider in the evaluation of gambling disorder: Substance use disorders: Substance use disorders, such as alcohol or drug addiction, may co-occur with gambling disorder. However, a qualified health care professional or addiction specialist should make a formal diagnosis.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Counsellor : They provide counselling and emotional support to individuals and families facing a wide range of challenges, including mental health issues, addiction, and crisis situations. This includes defending individuals’ rights and addressing issues such as poverty, mental health, domestic violence, disability rights and substance abuse.

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Alcohol and the Immune System — What You Should Know

Gateway Foundation

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Alcohol’s effect on the immune system can also affect cancer recovery. If you find it challenging to limit or stop your alcohol intake, it may be time to seek help for alcohol addiction. Contact Gateway Foundation for Help With Alcohol Addiction. However, it’s best to limit your alcohol intake as much as possible.

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“Maybe we're just too damn intrusive": Tracing the take-the-child-and-run mentality that has endangered Massachusetts children for more than a century

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

First, in more than two-thirds of all Massachusetts cases, no substance abuse of any kind is even alleged. Second, all substance use isn’t opioids. There is no breakdown of how often the substance at issue is one that is now legal in Massachusetts: marijuana. That, too, fails for several reasons. the White House.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2024, part two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

When family police agencies try to treat substance addiction as a moral failing instead of as a disease, some of us have said: Well, you wouldnt treat cancer as a moral failing, would you? Heres the bad news: The real problems at DCS are way worse. Of course not. Except in North Carolina, that is. (Of

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September is National Recovery Month: Supporting the Journey to Recovery

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