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People in the late alcoholic stage may attempt to quit drinking several times and remain unsuccessful. While some people can live as “functioning alcoholics” and continue to work and participate in daily lives, others cannot maintain functioning. Potential consequences include job loss, financial difficulties, health issues, and family problems. However, no matter how well someone […]
I have a fascinating topic for you today and it was one of my favorite things to learn in my own recovery process. We’re going to talk about common thinking errors – in AA they say stinking thinking – in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy it’s called cognitive errors or cognitive distortions. As we know, everybody is […]
The abstinence violation effect (AVE) occurs when an individual, having made a personal commitment to abstain from using a substance or to cease engaging in some other unwanted behavior, has an initial lapse whereby the substance or behavior is engaged in at least once. The AVE occurs when the person attributes the cause of the […]
While there is evidence that a subset of individuals who use drugs engage in low-frequency, non-dependent drug use, there is insufficient research on this population to determine the proportion for whom moderation is a feasible treatment goal. However, among individuals with severe SUD and high-risk drug or alcohol use, the urgency of reducing substance-related harms […]
