Zen Charts
Meaningful use is using certified electronic health record (EHR) technology to: Improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce health disparities. Engage patients and family. Improve care coordination, and population and public health. Maintain privacy and security of patient health information. Feb 6, 2015 As the advertisement says, “Finally an EHR that doesn’t suck!”… In the mid-1990’s […]
Three C’s of Addiction, what needs to be addressed in order to recover…
Consequences, Cravings and Contradictions: Consequences: The onset of positive, meaningful, personal and permanent change begins with significant pain. There are two basic reasons people change; they are either running away from pain or towards pleasure… This is what we call the Pain Pleasure Principle… Addiction recovery starts with pain, however sustainable permanent recovery is a […]
Alcohol Addiction and Treatment
Statistics dating back to the 1980s show that alcohol addiction is a widespread condition affecting millions of people. The physical and mental nature of alcohol dependency is nothing new; in fact, alcoholism has been a known nemesis for centuries and continues to wreak havoc on societies by and large. This occurrence is particularly problematic, primarily due to a […]
Don’t Underestimate The Effects Of Drug And Alcohol Addiction
Don’t Underestimate The Effects Of Drug And Alcohol Addiction By: Stan Popovich Nowadays, you hear of people who deal with drug and alcohol addiction and other mental health issues who refuse to get the help they need to get better. Some of them go to rehab and don’t take advantage of the help that is […]
The chains of habit…
“Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” — Warren Buffett No matter whether you believe addiction is a disease or a habit of sorts the recreational use of alcohol or drugs often if not always occurs prior to the onset of abuse or dependence. I […]
Pain Pill Dependence Treatment…
I recently read an article in the NY Daily News on Ray Lucas the former NY Jet QB, about his addiction to pain pills. The article raised the question: “Do traditional recovery models work for athletes who become addicted to painkillers during the course of their careers? This is one of the main challenges the […]
Adolescent Treatment update…
I wrote an article on Adolescent treatment yesterday and received two personal email messages. The first writer felt I was a bit crazy with my desire to have my child only with other teens that were in treatment for the first time. Here is what he wrote: “But more importantly, I want to make sure […]
Please Read and Respond!
The reason for living is giving! — Tony Robbins I believe that each and everyone of us has a good heart. I am sure that each and everyone of us has dropped coins or a buck in a homeless persons cup throughout the years. If a friend asked you for $20 for food I am sure […]
Suggested Reading List
My Suggested Reading List! I have been asked often, “what do you suggest I read”? I always offer a few suggestions and hope I matched the person with the best possible solution. In my Freedom Recovery Workbook I added a reading list. These are in no particular order simply how they came off the top […]
Things to Know About Addiction
Things to Know About Addiction When I read “Success Principles’ by Jack Canfield for the first time I was amused and impressed by his belief that as he wrote the book there were a number of success principles and that instead of refining them into “The 21 Success Principles” or some other variable, he was […]